The Dragon Stone

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Location:
New Zealand

Description:
These are the dragons of the Polynesians. Some are water-dwelling, some are not. Some burrow in the sand to hide themselves, some live in caves... there is a great variety among taniwha.

Some care should be taken because taniwha is used in species names of other animals too. For example 'mango taniwha' is a great white shark. A taniwha can also be a non-dragon type of monster. This means each taniwha story needs to be looked at separately for how 'dragon' it seems. A dragon is a taniwha but not all taniwha are dragons.

Other Dragon Stone Pages:

• News: Taniwha Stops Construction - 2003 news item.

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