Wellington Harbour, also known as Te Whanganui-a-Tara, is a large natural harbour in Wellington, New Zealand. The Harbour was believed to be the home of several taniwha, and this was eventually confirmed during an investigation from the Wellington Police Paranormal Unit.
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According to Māori legend, two taniwha brothers, Ngake and Whātaitai, lived in Wellington Harbour before the time of Kupe when the harbour was only a lake. Ngake grew tired of living there and escaped. Whātaitai grew lonely and tried to follow him, but became stranded when the tide fell. Whātaitai’s body turned to stone and his land mass became Hataitai, Wellington.
In 2019, ten anglers including Clarke Gayford, the Prime Minister’s fiancé, went missing in Wellington Harbour. The Paranormal Unit suspected this was caused by a taniwha and went to investigate along with Constable Parker. The Unit sailed out from Tapu Point while Parker camped on the shore. At 5:12 am, the Unit saw a huge taniwha on the sonar and returned to the beach. The group found the missing people trapped in a cave to be used as food for the beasts. The taniwha however consumed a fisherman and members of the camera crew during the investigation. Two taniwha were eventually seen mating in the harbour at Oriental Bay, thus confirming that the two were not the brothers of legend.[1]
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- ↑ Ward, Nick (writer) & Hewison, Dean (director) (16 October 2019). "Taniwha". Wellington Paranormal. Episode 7. TVNZ 2.