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Murupara
Murupara | Ngā Taniwha o Ngāti Manawa
Ko Murupara te tuna tipua, te kaitiaki e noho ana ki roto i tētahi ana ka korou ki Te lhu a Hineani, i te wāhi o Pāhekeheke. Nō te iwi o Ngāti Apa a Hineani. I mahuetia a Hineani i tana mōkai a Murupara ki te roherohenga o Heruiwi kia honohono ai ia kite iwi o Ngāti Manawa. Ka hāere te wā, ka pōuri a Murupara ki a Hineani, ka heke ia i te awa kia pai ai tā rāua piri tahi anō.
Murupara, the gigantic eel; he is the kaitiaki who resides at the old foot bridge, Pāhekeheke in an ana which channels into Te lhu a Hineani. Hineani was of Ngāti Apa decent who left Murupara her pet tuna up in the Heruiwi Block to marry in Ngāti Manawa. As time passed Murupara yearned for his friend and swam the down river where they reunited.