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Is there a Maori legend about a demon's heart at the bottom of a lake?
Yes, that's the legend of Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown. Wakatipu appears to the model for the eponymous lake from the TV show, despite it apparently being filmed at Moke Lake. As the TV show implies,...
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What characteristics of the Māori gods explain the shape of their "godsticks"?
This image depicts the toko wananga, stick-like representations of "departmental gods" used at the whare wananga, i.e. Maori schools. According to White, who was commissioned by the New Zealand ...
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