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Whaitiri-mātakataka

nature_spirit water Māori single tradition · 2

Whaitiri-mātakataka is a spirit of crashing thunder. The Waitiri Station ranch in Central Otago, New Zealand, is named after the thundering waters of the Kawarau River.

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When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
0 – 2020
Historical notes
Māori oral tradition.

Relationships

allied with
Māui, Tāwhirimātea
co occurs with
Whaitiri, Waitiri, Mahuika

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (2)
  1. Whaitiri
  2. Māui (Māori mythology)

Source passages

“Waitiri (thunder, thundering water, dialectal) Whaitiri (thunder) Whaitiri-mātakataka (crashing thunder) Waitiri Station, a large Central Otago New Zealand high country ranch. Named after the thundering waters of the Kawarau River.”

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