Takere Piripi was a taniwha that took the form of a giant Tuatara whose liar was in a cave a short distance to the north of Parawera Marae at Te Papatonga below the historical Otautahanga Pā site.

1. The four large Niho Taniwha acknowledge the Iwi/Hapū of Parawera Marae, those been Ngāti Ruru, Ngāti Waenganui, Ngāti Werokookoo and Raukawa (ki Wharepūhunga/ki Panehākua).

2. The smaller clusters of Niho Whero or red teeth acknowledge the many families that trace their decent from the four Iwi/Hapū of Parawera Marae.

3. The smaller white spaces of the Niho Taniwha represent the ever-present, Te Ao Wairua.

4. The centre of the four Niho Taniwha acknowledges Te Pae Mate.

5. The blue acknowledges Manawa, the royal standard of Pootatau Te Wherowhero Te Tuawhitu, Kīngi Tūheitia and the many connections which Parawera Marae has to the Kīngitanga. Also, in this instance the blue acts as a cloak over the Iwi/Hapū of the Parawera Marae.