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	Tangaroa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Polynesian mythology (specifically: Samoa), Tangaroa (or Tagaloa) is the sea god, a son of Rangi and Papa, whom he forcibly separated from each other.
		Tangaroa is the father of all sea creatures, including mermaids, from which sprang humanity.
		The tides are his breaths, and he changes into a green lizard as a portent of good weather.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tangaroa (195 words)

	Tangaroa, the God of the Sea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Polynesian mythology, Tangaroa is the god of the sea and is one of the children of the Sky Father, Ranginui, and the Earth Mother, Papatuanuku.
		One of Tangaroa’s brothers, the storm god Tawhiri, was so upset with his brother, Tane, for separating their parents, that he caused storms and hurricanes.
		Tangaroa is the national symbol of the Cook Islands and appears on the face of the one-dollar coin.
	home.san.rr.com /tangaroa/mythology.htm (112 words)

	Tangaroa -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tangaroa is the father of all the sea creatures, including (Half woman and half fish; lives in the sea) mermaids, from whence came (Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae) humanity.
		The (The periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon) tides are his breaths, and he changes into a green (Relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail) lizard as a portent of good weather.
		Alternative: (Tangaroa is his (The Oceanic language spoken by the Maori people in New Zealand) Maori name), Tana'oa and Taka'oa ((A group of volcanic islands in the south central Pacific; part of French Polynesia) Marquesas Islands), Ta'aroa, Tangaloa, Kanaloa ((A state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands) Hawaii)
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ta/tangaroa.htm (381 words)

	Tangaroa
		Tangaroa was one of the children of the Sky Father, Rangi, and Mother Earth,Papa.
		Once, while Tangaroa's daughter-in-law was surfing, she was seized by the demon octopus Rogo-tumu-here.
		Tangaroa paddled his canoe to the refuge of the demon, and, in a desperate struggle, he defeated the demon and freed the girl.
	www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/mythology/tangaroa_sea.html (152 words)

	Room 3's Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Check out these fantastic stories about Tangaroa the god of the sea, and why paua are colourful on the inside and white on the outside.
		Tangaroa saw what all the sea creatures were doing to him.
		When Tangaroa had seen what had happened he made another shell with lots of layers so that paua was safe.
	www.cashmere-ave.school.nz /Room3.html (332 words)

	KiaOrana.com \| The Cook Islands \| Tangaroa
		In the manuscript Stephen Savage published in 1962, "A Dictionary of the Maori Language of Rarotonga", Tangaroa is cited as being one of the great deities of the Polynesian race and one of the principal gods of Rarotonga and adjacent islands.
		Tangaroa is Polynesian sea-god, one of the children of the Sky Father, Ranginui and the Earth-Goddess, Papatuanuku, who had so much water in her body that it swelled and burst, becoming the ocean.
		Tangaroa is the Maori guardian of the ocean, known traditionally for his protection and power and over the oceans and seas.
	kiaorana.com /TangaroaPrime.html (175 words)

	TANGAROA
		The "Tangaroa" is an Oceangraphic and fisheries Research vessel operated by the New Zealand Institute of Water and Air (N.I.W.A.) and is based in Wellington.
		N.B. The "Tangaroa" undertook a geoscientific research trip for the Australian Antarctic Division early in 2000 carrying a number of Italian scientists from the Italian Observatorio Geofisico Sperimentale to an area off the Antarctic coast between the Dibble and the Ninnis Glaciers in King GeorgeV Land.
		"Tangaroa" was one of 4 vessels involved in JARE 43.
	www.newzeal.com /steve/Ships/tangaroa.htm (713 words)

	Tangaroa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Polynesian mythology Tangaroa is the sea god a son Rangi and Papa whom he forcibly separated from each Papa's body filled with water burst open and became the ocean.
		Tangaroa is the father of all the creatures including mermaids from whence came humanity.
		The tides are his breaths and he changes a green lizard as a portent of good weather.
	www.freeglossary.com /Kanaloa (142 words)

	Tangaroa
		Tangaroa changes regularly into a green lizard, signifying fine weather.
		Tangaroa's brother is Rongo, who is, according to some myths, the same as Maui, the Fisher of Islands, the inventor of sail-ships.
		In some sculptures, he is shown as the creator out of whose body the creatures emerge, including human beings.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/t/tangaroa.html (227 words)

	Tangaroa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Polynesian mythology, Tangaroa isthe sea god, a son of Rangi and Papa, whom heforcibly separated from each other.
		Tangaroa is the father of all the sea creatures, including mermaids, from whencecame humanity.
		Sailors keep a piece of brain coral in their ship; it is animportant talisman to protect them while on the sea.
	www.therfcc.org /tangaroa-159835.html (164 words)

	A Rapanui Myth about the God Tangaroa by Sergei V. Rjabchikov
		The fish is Tangaroa's symbol in the Maori mythology (Buck 1966: 439).
		Furthermore, the figures of a fish (glyph 12 ika), birdmen (glyphs 44 taha), faces (glyphs 60 mata) and vulvae (glyphs 1 Tiki) are the symbols of the sun.
		The petroglyph of a tuna (glyph 16 kahi) denotes Tangaroa.
	rongorongo.chat.ru /artrr14.htm (1266 words)

	Tangaroa : Waiheke Island Accommodation, Accommodation Waiheke Island New Zealand
		Tangaroa and it's suites have spectacular verandah views of the natural environment.
		This suite is part of the main Tangaroa complex with shared lounge and kitchen.
		Tangaroa lies 35 minutes, on Fullers passenger ferry, from Auckland on Waiheke Island.
	www.tourism.net.nz /new-zealand/accommodation/boutique/waiheke-island/tangaroa (533 words)

	Dramatis Personae: Tangaroa
		In 1997, Warrior Cecrops Tangaroa was just a high school senior in Petaluma, California when he attracted the attention of the Brothers of Grimace, who noticed in him the potential to become a powerful mage.
		Tangaroa also pioneered increased coordination with Mundane contacts, sometimes hiring mercenaries to back him up in assaults and seeking compensation from Mundane establishments for eliminating Spongin threats to them.
		For being a spy, Tangaroa is unusually honest, preferring to phrase his words to avoid telling a lie than to tell a falsehood.
	www.jihad.net /personae/tang-profile.html (516 words)

	About the 60 ft Traditional Gaff Ketch, Tangaroa, yacht charter and sailing holidays. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She is a gaff ketch or old gaffer and a small tall ship, not a square rigger.
		Tangaroa meets all the MCA yacht charter regulations.
		Below decks, Tangaroa boasts a spacious saloon with a large oak table, 4 comfortable 2/3 berth cabins, 2 toilets, showers with wash basins, separate crew quarters and central heating throughout, The decor is traditional, creating an atmosphere of another age.
	www.tangaroa-sailing.com /sailing-boat.html (333 words)

	Groundspeak Travel Bug Details
		Tangaroa is the Polynesian God of fertility and of the sea.
		Tangaroa was banned, along with the rest of the old Gods, by the early missionaries.
		Tangaroa dropped in for a night but is off to Timaru (East Coast of the South Island, south of Christchurch) with Mrs Moneydork.
	www.geocaching.com /track/details.aspx?id=18880 (737 words)

	TKI - Case Study: Tangaroa College - School-wide Curriculum Implementation
		This case study explores how Tangaroa College and its health and physical education department aims to meet the needs of its students and community through an holistic approach to education.
		Also, general information about Tangaroa College (Otara) is available on the TKI schools database.
		Teaching and learning in health and physical education at Tangaroa College is influenced by a school-wide approach to student well-being (hauora model), community consultation and involvement, and management support.
	www.tki.org.nz /r/health/tangaroa/index_e.php (238 words)

	THE POLYNESIANS: OCEANIC NOMADS OF THE PACIFIC By Tani Jantsang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Of note, Tangaroa did not occupy a unique position on the Marquesas; he was a god of the seas and winds, and one of the patron deities of fishing.
		Tangaroa was held in such high esteem that the religion was almost monotheistic.
		In New Zealand, Tangaroa was an oceanic deity, but he also figured as an antagonist in their cosmogony: Tangaroa had a quarrel with his brother Tawhiri-ma-tea, which led Tangaroa to take refuge in the sea.
	www.geocities.com /satanicreds/polynes-mythos.html (8457 words)

	Gerris - Tangaroa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 3D incompressible time-dependent Euler equations are solved around a CAD model of RV Tangaroa.
		The goal is to estimate the flow distortion caused by the ship in order to optimise and possibly correct ship-based measurements of atmospheric quantities.
		Just outside this fine mesh zone and in the rest of the domain, the resolution is adjusted every time step based on a criterium taking into account the distortion of the streamlines.
	gfs.sourceforge.net /tangaroa.html (178 words)

	The Mighty Tangaroa
		Tangaroa (Maori Sea-God, creator of a new nation) began in September 1998, when Gaz (guitar) and Paul (bass) (formerly of UK Metallic Hardcore legends Canvas) met up after 4 years apart.
		The pace is insane, the riffs flash past you before you can begin to get your head round them, generally the whole affair is relentless.
		Be sure to catch them live on any given opportunity as this is where they are at their most intense.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /david.samuel/wip/tangaroa.html (217 words)

	TANGAROA - Ancient Mythology
		The Polynesian god of fish and reptiles, Tangaroa oncesailed to the island of Faumea, who was a woman who had eels in her vagina thatkilled men, but which Tangaroa had learned to entice outside.
		When one of them was surfing, the demon octopus Rogo-tumu-here seized her and dragged her to the bottom of the ocean.
		On a hook baited withsacred feathers Tangaroa drew up the octopus to the surface, hacked off tentacleafter tentacle, then finally the monstrous head.
	www.mysticgames.com /mythology/TANGAROA.htm (86 words)

	Hinemoana and Tangaroa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tangaroa was one of the children of the Sky Father, Ranginui, and Mother Earth, Papatuanuku.
		Tangaroa decreed that people should have respect for his children (the sea creatures)
		The respect Tangaroa demands can be summed up in the words "Tiaki mai i ahau, maku ano koe e tiaki"if you look after me, then I will look after you"
	www.doc.govt.nz /community/002~events/Sea-Week/097~2002/Hinemoana-and-Tangaroa.asp (277 words)

	Tangaroa move
		Tangaroa MKI moved one mile on highway using double axle trailer with extended tongue and welded transverse beam brackets.
		Boat was moved at sunrise with flashing light lead and chase cars in two way radio contact as per Oregon oversize load specs.
		Trailer was lowered down ramp attached to additional 12' of cable to get trailer far enough into water.
	www.themultihull.com /wharram2/wa1.htm (238 words)

	NIWA Vessels - RV Tangaroa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Tangaroa is also fully equipped for fisheries acoustic work.
		Tangaroa has excellent facilities for the sorting, preserving, processing and storage of fish, plankton and other biological material.
		Tangaroa can carry up to three 20ft container laboratories on the trawl deck.
	vessels.niwa.co.nz /tangaroa (895 words)

	5 Star Boutique Accommodation Waiheke Island - Tangaroa Waiheke Island New Zealand
		Tangaroa has been rated by Tourism New Zealand and Qualmark as 5 star boutique accommodation under the guest and hosted section.
		Tangaroa's guest suites have spectacular verandah views of the natural environment.
		This year they also introduced a "people's choice award" for the garden which was voted the most popular by the 700 people attending the Garden Safari.
	www.tangaroa.co.nz /index.htm (206 words)

	bookofjoe: Kon-Tiki 2: Tangaroa
		Their raft, Tangaroa, is named for the Polynesian god of the ocean.
		The team leader is Torgeir Saeverud Higraff, a teacher and journalist based at the Kon-Tiki Museum in Oslo, Norway, where the original raft is on display.
		The Tangaroa's sailors will have a few new features not available in 1947: solar panels to generate electricity, satellite navigation and communications systems, and internet access which will let them transmit updates throughout the voyage.
	www.bookofjoe.com /2004/10/kontiki_2_tanga.html (318 words)

	Tangaroa Sailing, Classic Yacht Charter, Corporate Sailing Days Sailing Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Built of oak in 1925, Tangaroa measures 60ft plus a 22ft bowsprit.
		Below decks, Tangaroa has a charm all of its own, with beamed ceilings, long oak table and wood burning stove.
		Tangaroa is large and stable, with sedate and controlled manoeuvres, giving you a secure and stable platform for your business and pleasure.
	www.rallydriving.co.uk /TangaroaSailing (319 words)

	Tangaroa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		En mitología polynesian (específicamente: Samoa), Tangaroa (o Tagaloa) es el dios del mar, un hijo de Rangi y el papa, a que él separó fuertemente de uno a.
		Tangaroa es el padre de todas las criaturas del mar, incluyendo mermaids, de de dónde vino la humanidad.
		Alternativomente, Tangaroa es el alcohol primitivo que existió antes cualquier cosa.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ta/Tangaroa.htm (197 words)

	Traditions and Legends of Easter Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In just a few steps he arrived here and asked: "Tangaroa, where are you?" There was no response.
		"Tagaroa mea", that is, "Red Tangaroa", means that the flesh of the seal --which, according to the legend, was Tangaroa himself-- had remained red because it was half-raw.
		The small cove "Ko Haga Tagaroa Mea" is found in the vicinity of Hotu Iti, very close to where stood the great ahu of Tongariki, destroyed in the tidal wave of May 1960.
	www.rongorongo.org /leyendas/006.htm (707 words)

	AAD News Release: Tangaroa sails for Antarctica to undertake marine research
		Tangaroa sails for Antarctica to undertake marine research
		Japan's Antarctic Research Expeditions has chartered the New Zealand owned Tangaroa for their first dedicated marine science cruise.
		The voyage is the second of four to Antarctic waters south of Tasmania this Antarctic season, and is part of a cooperative Australian/Japanese program aimed at better understanding the Southern Ocean's role in controlling global climate.
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/10243/20020607/www.aad.gov.au/information/news/newsreleases/2002/20020206.html (130 words)

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