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24 pages :

colour illustrations.
Published in association with the Ministry of Education.Curriculum level: 2-4. Year level range: 3-8.
Summary: Ko Huriawa te taniwha o Ngā Puna o Te Waikoropupū. Ko ia tētahi kaitiaki o ngā wai e toro ana ki runga, ki raro hoki i te whenua, puta noa i te horanuku areare o te rohe o Mohua. E tīmata mai ana te kōrero i te taenga mai o Rākaihautū i runga i tōna waka Uruao. Ka whakamau ia i te ihu hōanga o tōna waka ki Te Tai Tapu e hurihia ai hei whatunga o ngā ana me ngā arawai, kātahi ka karanga ki a Huriawa kia haere mai i Parapara Maunga. Mai i taua wā tae noa mai ki tēnei e whakamahi ana a Huriawa i tōna ngoi motuhake kia noho mā tonu ngā arawai. Huriawa is the taniwha of Ngā Puna o Te Waikoropupū. He is the custodian of the waters that extend above and below the earth, across the arid lands of the Mohua region. The story begins with the arrival of Rākaihautū in his Uruao canoe. He fastened the sandy nose of his canoe to Te Tai Tapu, which turned into a network of caves and waterways, and called on Huriawa to come from Parapara Maunga. From that time until now Huriawa has been using his special power to keep the waterways clean.