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Kōrero: Te Ao Mārama – the natural world

Ngake rāua ko Whātaitai

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Ngake and Whātaitai

He taniwha a Ngake rāua ko Whātaitai, ko tō rāua kāinga kei Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Inā te whakaahua nei, kei te keri a Ngake i te awaawa ki te moana o Raukawa. Kei te takoto koromeke a Whātaitai kia auaha te kūrae i waenganui i a Motukairangi me te taha uru o te whanga. E ai ki te kōrero, i te matenga o Whātaitai ka whakamanu tōna wairua ka eke ki te tihi o Tangi te keo tangi ai.

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Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Te Ao Mārama – the natural world – Mana, tapu and mauri, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/7971/ngake-raua-ko-whataitai (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.