Swamp Monster Threatens New Zealand Railway Project
Posted by Ryan on July 26th, 2011
An Auckland, New Zealand railway tunnel project is on hold pending discussions that it will anger and destroy the home of Horotiu. When angered, these mythical creatures will attack humans, and in fact they are believed by some to be responsible for many road deaths.
But Horotiu, a mythical monster, put the NZ$2.6bn ($2.1bn) project in doubt after an indigenous Maori board protested that it will destroy grounds once patrolled by the taniwha (pronounced “tani-fa”).
Glenn Wilcox, a member of the Maori Statutory Board, which protects Maori interests, complained that the plan did not take into account the monster, which “was here first”.
Ranginui Walker, a respected Maori elder, said at the time: “You have to placate local demons, deities, taniwha.
Of course, the creature has now opened a Twitter account to make it easier to follow what is going on in his life.
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July 28th, 2011 at 8:21 am
This happens everytime they want to build something over water.