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Kōrero: Tapa whenua – naming places

Te kokoru o Parapara

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Parapara Inlet

Ko te āhua nei i ahu mai i te moutere o Taha‘a i Tahiti, ngā kōrero mō te taniwha kaitangata o Te Taitapu i Te Wai Pounamu. E ai ki te kōrero, ka noho te taniwha a ‘Aifa‘arua‘i (Kaiwhakaruaki ki Aotearoa) ki te patupatu i ngā tira ka haere i ngā ara ki Parapara, ki Taha‘a (Tākaka) me Motue‘a (Motueka).

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Rāwiri Taonui, Tapa whenua – naming places – Traditions and place names from Polynesia, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18645/te-kokoru-o-parapara (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Rāwiri Taonui, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.