Māori mythology Māori mythology and Māori traditions are two major categories into which the remote oral history of New Zealand's Māori people, Māori may be divided. Māori myths concern tales of supernatural events relating to the origins of what was the ...

, tipua or tupua are a type of differing shaped and often shape-shifting spirit or "uncanny thing". Tipua were often associated with natural landmarks or phenomena but could also be more common objects; sometimes even trees and rocksRakairuru
, Rangitāne o Wairarapa website. were associated as these types of spirits.

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