The Forgotten Taniwha
by Robyn Kahukiwa
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The people who live in the pa below his cave call him Ngakau Pono, Loyal Heart, and he has been looking after the people for hundreds of years. When Pakeha arrive in New Zealand, Ngakau Pono's people start to leave the pa. The gardens are untended, and the fishing is neglected. The houses are falling down. With no one left to look after, the taniwha sleeps for weeks and months and years and misses the huge changes taking place outside his cave. Finally, the sound of the karanga wakes him up. show more The people have returned to the pa. He is not the forgotten taniwha any more. English and Maori language editions are published simultaneously. show lessTags
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