8 Tipu - Te taniwha matekai

Te taniwha matekai!

He mihi nui ki ngā kaimahi o te kaupapa nei: Moerangi Black Matetu Herewini Alexander McFarland-Ratu Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiarangi Hakahaka Hona

I whakaputaina tēnei pukapuka i te tau 2017 e Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa, Whakatāne, Aotearoa.

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Te ta n i w h a m ate ka i !

K o Ta ra k u ra te ta n i w h a m ate ka i .

I ka u h o e ia i n g Ä wa i o P i ko wa i .

He ta n iwha ti no nu i , h e ta n i w h a t i no roa.

K a p ū ka n a n g ā ka r u , ka w h ā te ro te a re ro .

H u k i a n a te w h io re . . .

pa rat ī , pa rat ā , te k ō ro m i o te wa i .

K a w h a i i n g ā ta m a r i k i , ka w h a i i n g ā t ā n g ata .

H e ta n g ata te ka i , h e ta m a r i k i te ka i .

E o m a , e p e ke , e ka ro , ka h u n a ‌

ko i ka i n g a ko ko e !

Hei Mah i I ka u h o e a Ta ra k u ra i t Ä“ h e a a wa ?

K a w h a i a Ta ra k u ra i a wa i ?

H e a h a te ka i a Ta ra k u ra ?

T h e s ta r v i n g ta n i w h a !

Ta ra k u ra is t h e sta r v i n g ta n i w h a .

I t s w i m s i n t h e wate rs of t h e P i ko wa i , I t ’ s a re a l l y b i g ta n i w h a , a n d a re a l l y l o n g ta n i w h a .

I ts e y e s b u l g i n g , its to n g u e p rot r u d i n g .

I t f l a ps its ta i l a n d t h e wate r s p l a s h e s a n d s w i r ls .

I t c h a s e s c h i l d re n , it c h a s e s e ve r y o n e S o it c a n e at th e e ve r y o n e , a n d t h e c h i l d re n S o j u m p , r u n , d o dg e a n d h i d e ‌ o r it w i l l e at y o u to o !

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