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Story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing

Tangaroa

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Tangaroa

Tangaroa, the deity of the sea and progenitor of fish, swims in his ocean.

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Paul Meredith, Te hī ika – Māori fishing – Tangaroa, god of the sea, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/6798/tangaroa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Meredith, published 2 March 2009.