2. (noun) myth, ancient legend, story.
I a Hare e tamariki tonu ana, nā tōna pāpā i kōrero ki a ia ngā pūrākau mō ngā taniwha me ngā tohunga, he mea rongo e ia i ōna taipakeke i roto i te whare nui (TTR 2000:49). / When Harry was quite young his father told him stories of taniwha and tohunga he had heard from his old people in the meeting house.
Ka tuhituhia e ia he kōrero tara, he kōrero pūrākau hei mahi moni māna. / He wrote a story so he could earn some money.
