Ohopā

A water monster, one of the tāniwha. He is the son of the great female tāniwha Ārai-te-uru. According to tradition he inhabited the Hokianga River, North Island. See also Orirā and Waima.

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References

Source

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 289.