Legends of Rotorua and the hot lakes
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Legends of Rotorua and the hot lakes – A.W.Reed Illustrated by Dennis Turner
This is the classic collection of legends from that cradle of Māori culture, Rotorua.
Legends of Rotorua and the Hot Lakes brings together the timeless accounts of great ancestors such as Ngatoro-i-rangi and Ihenga with beloved stories like those of Hinemoa and Tutanekai, or Hatupatu and the Birdwoman. It presents many legends and historical events in relation to localities, lakes and volcanoes around the Rotorua region, and includes a chapter on place names.
Format: This book is a Paper back
Language: This book is written in English
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Contents:
1. Ngatoro and the fire-bringer
2. Ihenga the name-giver
3. Ohinemutu
4. Rotorua township
5. Whakarewarewa
6. Lake Rotorua
7. Mokoia Island
8. Lakeside villages and springs
Te Ngae: Mourea: Hamurana Springs
Taniwha Springs: Fairy Springs
9. Ngongotaha
10. Tikitere
11. Rotoiti and Hongi’s Track
12. The Eastern Lakes
Rotoehu and Rotoma: Okataina
13. The story of Hatupatu
14. The blue and green lakes
Lake Tikitapu: Lake Rotokakahi
15. Tarawera and the eruption
Te Wairoa – The buried village:
Tarawera : Rotomahana
Place names of the thermal region
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