Editing Taniwha (section)

==In popular culture==
The ''[[Power Rangers Dino Charge]]'' episode "Deep Down Under" mentions the Taniwha myth but identifies it with such [[cryptids]] as the [[Loch Ness Monster]].

In the song "[[Dirty Creature]]", by New Zealand art rock group [[Split Enz]], the Taniwha is described as rising from "the river of dread" and paralyzing its victims with "tentacles on the brain" that "bind and gag [their] wits."

In the first episode of the second series of ''[[Wellington Paranormal]]'', the police investigate missing fishermen around Wellington Harbour and encounter two taniwha.

Taniwha is a legendary creature in the trading card game Magic: The Gathering.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Discussion.aspx?multiverseid=3366|title=Taniwha (Mirage) - Community - Gatherer - Magic: The Gathering|access-date=12 May 2021}}</ref>

In 1874, the [[mosasaur]] ''[[Taniwhasaurus]]'', first discovered in New Zealand, was named for the Taniwha.

In the movie ''[[Once Were Warriors (film)|Once Were Warriors]]'', the character Grace Heke can be seen telling her siblings a story about Taniwha outside the family home.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nzfilm.co.nz/sites/default/files/warriorsstudyguide.pdf|title=Once Were Warriors Study Guide|work=New Zealand Film Commission}}</ref>