Taniwha
A historic story set in the 1830s in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
About this resource
Series: Connected
Ngā rawa kei tēnei rauemi:
Taniwha
Words by Steph Matuku
Illustrations by E. Logan
A historic story set in Te Whanganui-a-Tara in the 1830s about two siblings who go bird hunting with their uncle. Along the way, they met Joe, a Pākehā whaler. Over lunch, they tell him the Te Āti Awa pūrākau of Wellington harbour, created by two taniwha.