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Ngarara Huarau : English Edition
Paperback Edition: 1
This graphic novel tells the story of Ngarara Huarau, a taniwha that travels from Hawkes Bay to Wairarapa in search of his sister, Pari-kawhiti. As he journeys, his movement shapes the landscape, and his hunger leads him to eat birds, seals, seafood and people, causing
terror as he travels south.Finally, the Wairarapa people of Ngati Tara ask Tupurupuru and his warriors to kill Ngarara Huarau. Tupurupuru constructs a trap and the warriors set upon Ngarara Huarau with weapons, and he sinks into the Uwhiroa swamp. But did he die?
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Featured in the 27 Febuary 2017 New Zealand Newsletter.
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Publisher : Huia Publishers
Publication date : 2016-08
Subjects: Fiction, Non-fiction, Children's & Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Māori, Children's & Young Adult Fiction, Māori History / Kōrero nehe, Comic Strip Fiction / Graphic Novels (Children's / Young Adult)