Story: Patupaiarehe
Page 3. External links and sources
More links and websites
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The fairy folk of Ngongotaha mountain
This March 1967 article in Te Ao Hou
magazine reprints James Cowan’s account of how
patupaiarehe were the origin for the name of Mt
Ngongotahā in Rotorua.
More suggestions and sources
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Cowan, James. Fairy folk tales of the
Maori. Auckland: Whitcomb & Tombs,
1925. -
Hyland, Rikihana. Illustrated Maori myths
and legends. Auckland: Reed, 2003. -
Nahe, Hoani. ‘Maori, tangata maori.’ Journal
of the Polynesian Society 3 (1894): 27–35. -
Reed, A. W. Reed book of Māori
mythology. Rev. by Ross Calman. Auckland:
Reed, 2004.
How to cite this page
Martin Wikaira, Patupaiarehe, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/5674/sources (accessed 5 June 2026).
Story by Martin Wikaira, published 1 March 2009.