The Patupaiarehe: How Mystical Beings in Maori Folklore Might Rewrite New Zealand’s History
A story about the Patupaiarehe and the Urukehe and their role in the forgotten history of New Zealand
5 min readJan 22, 2022
According to modern day history books, the first inhabitants of New Zealand are the Maori. Everyone who is familiar with New Zealand has heard…