Awarua: The Taniwha of Porirua – School Journal Level 2 May 2016

Rereroa the albatross teaches her friend Awarua, the taniwha, how to fly. In the process, Awarua creates some of the geographical features around the Porirua area, such as the flat top of Mana Island, which was caused when she crash-landed on top of the island, and the valley in Whitireia.

Keywords: myths and legends