Maori Rock Art
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The Taniwha
The most well known of the Opihi Maori Rock art drawing is the Taniwha, situated on the Gould property near Hanging Rock.
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The Opihi Sites, Raincliff, N.Z.
The Opihi drawing comprise six sites within a 5 kilometre radius of the Raincliff Bridge.
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The Opihi Sites, Raincliff, N.Z.
It is thought that the moa hunters camped near the river, and rafted their prey downstream to a settlement near Arowhenua, not far from Temuka and the Opihi's outlet to the Pacific. LINKS: Garry Law's "Picturing the Past" South Island Maori Rock Art Project
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