Matuku may refer to:
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''Matuku'' (bird), monotypic genus of a Miocene heron from New Zealand
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Matuku Island
Matuku is a volcano, volcanic island in the Moala Islands, Moala subgroup of Fiji's Lau Islands, Lau archipelago. Located at 19.18° South and 179.75° East, Matuku covers an area of 57 square kilometers. It has a maximum elevation of 385 mete ...
, Fiji
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Matuku (Tonga)
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Matuku-tangotango In Māori mythology, Matuku-tangotango (Matuku) is an ogre who kills Wahieroa
In Māori mythology, Wahieroa is a son of Tāwhaki, and father of Rātā.
Tāwhaki was attacked and left for dead by two of his brothers-in-law, jealous that their wiv ...
, monster in Māori mythology
* Māori language name for the
Australasian bittern
The Australasian bittern (''Botaurus poiciloptilus''), also known as the brown bittern or matuku hūrepo, and also nicknamed the " bunyip bird", is a large bird in the heron family Ardeidae. A secretive bird with a distinctive booming call, it is ...
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