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Kōrero: Ngārara – reptiles

Wētā punga

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Wētā punga (giant wētā)

He wētā punga tēnei nō ngā tahatika o te moana o Raukawa . He weriweri te āhua o te wētā, tae atu ki te wētā punga. I tapaina te wētā punga mō Punga, ‘te atua anuanu’.

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Reference: In0451Mrt.Tif

by John Marris

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Bradford Haami, Ngārara – reptiles – Punga and his descendants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/12941/weta-punga (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Bradford Haami, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.