Taniwha
c. 1300 CE – 2026 CEattested
Aotearoa
- Polynesian
Guardian beings in rivers, caves and harbours, sometimes protective, sometimes dangerous, and still cited in New Zealand planning disputes over where roads may go.
Known for
- guardians of waterways
- protective or hostile
- still legally invoked
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.