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Peke Haua
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Region: New Zealand
Time Period: Unknown
References in Literature:
Sources: Several, including Polenth and Pantheon

Tale:

Peke Haua was a water dragon living in the deep water-hole, Te Waro-uri. Pitaka and his band wove vine traps, descended into the hole when Peke-haua was asleep, tied him up, and then used spells to bring him up to kill him.

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