Orirā

A water monster, or tāniwha, who was the son of the mighty tāniwha Ārai-te-uru, and sibling of Waima and Ohopā. He was slain by a giant.

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References

Source

  • Tregear, Edward. (1891). Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary. Wellington: Government Printer, p. 294.