Beware! New Zealand is ready to hear the roar of its first “authentic” monster movie, “Taniwha.” “If you ask any New Zealander what our own unique Indigenous monster is, they will ...

Raekapua, a major pā site of Rangitāne. Below are the white cliffs and river. In Māori mythology, taniwha are large supernatural beings that are generally found in lakes and rivers. Their role ...

These and other important issues are examined in The Dragon & the Taniwha (Auckland University Press), a new book by Manying Ip, Associate Professor of Asian Studies at The University of Auckland.