The woman whose son was a taniwha
Subtitle: a story from Rotorua
By: retold by Ron Bacon ; illustrated by Manu Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Manu.
Series: Waiatarua myths
Publisher: Waiatarua Publishing
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Auckland, N.Z.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Maori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore.; Maori (New Zealand people) -- Folklore.; Taniwha -- Folklore.; Floods -- Folklore.; Folklore -- New Zealand.
Genres: Folklore.
Description: A retelling of a Māori tale in which Te Ara-tukuktuku is told by her people to move away because her son is a taniwha. Te Ara-tukutuku gets angry and tells her son to punish them. Suggested level: junior, primary.