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Ngarangihangu
Ngarangihangu | Ngā Taniwha o Ngāti Manawa
Ko Ngarangihangu tētahi kaitiaki e noho ana ki te hāpua pātata ana ki Putakōtare. E ai ki ngā kōrero, i tana taitamarikitanga, i taka ia ki roto i taua hāpua, ā, ka huri ia hei tuna. I ētahi pō, ka tãea tonu e koe ki te rongo i tōna tangi.
Ngarangihangu is the kaitiaki who resides in the lagoon below Puatakorare below Painoaiho Urupa. It is said she is a small child that fell into the lagoon and changed into a tuna, and on certain nights whānau can still hear the cry of a child.