• In Māori mythology, taniwha (Māori pronunciation: [ˈtaniɸa]) are large supernatural beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea...
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  • Taniwha, in Māori mythology, are beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea. Taniwha may also refer to: Taniwha Cove, Couzens...
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  • Tukumana Taiwīwī Te Taniwha (1862/63–1941) was a notable New Zealand Māori tribal leader and historian. He was a leader of the Ngāti Maru and Ngāti Whanaunga...
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    election, "coalition of chaos" and similar pejoratives like the "three-headed taniwha" have primarily been used by the opposition and some media commentators...
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    USS Taniwha (SP-129) was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. Taniwha was built as a civilian yacht...
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    east by Senia Point and Mount Tadpole rises above its western shores. Taniwha is the Maori word for a creature/monster of the deep, often used mythologically...
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    Waerenga (redirect from Taniwha Marae)
    District. The area includes Taniwha, and the upper part of Whangamarino River. Centres not covered in other articles are - Taniwha is about 6 km (3.7 mi) south...
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    derives from a legend in which two taniwha tried to escape from Wellington Harbour which was then an enclosed lake. One taniwha became stranded and died, and...
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    nei. "He korero mo nga Taniwha o Te Whanganui-Tara". Wellington City Libraries. Grace, Wiremu. "Ngake and Whātaitai the taniwha of Wellington harbour"...
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  • trickster. Motoro Ngahue or Kahue, the god or discoverer of pounamu, the taniwha Poutini is his guardian. Pūhaorangi, a celestial being who descended from...
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