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The female taniwha on this stamp is Āraiteuru. She is said to have arrived in New Zealand with the early voyaging canoes from Polynesia, and her 11 sons created the bays of the Hokianga Harbour.
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Reference: 2000 Spirits and Guardians stamp issue
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