Cry of the Taniwha

Jack Boult

Matt arrives in Rotorua

Matt meets Jackson from next door

Matt and Jackson

Matt and Jackson find a skeleton and a locket,

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• Jackson almost steals loppers to cut the roots surrounding the cuffs and skeleton. However, Matt persuades him not to steal the loppers and pays for them.

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• The police investigate the scene and find out it is the body of a man who died in the Tarawera eruption.

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• Matt meets Eve, an Australian girl. She joins Matt in the investigation, vowing to research details of the mysterious skeleton. She is nicknamed, ‘Sherlene Holmes.

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• At a second site, Matt finds a strongbox. Jackson tells the WXF gang. They open the box.

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• After opening the strongbox, Skulla and the gang put pressure on Matt to find jewels that they believe are buried in the forest near where the skeleton lay.

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• The strongbox has a number of useful geological artifacts which are of no interest to the WXF gang but are of interest to Geologists and the local museum.

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• Matt finds gold sovereigns. The sovereigns and Matt’s metal detector are stolen by the Gawk.

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• In a high speed chase on bikes, Jackson and Matt overpower the Gawk and reclaim their belongings.

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• At a visit to the local museum, Matt notices that Jackson has begun to change, to be calmer and more responsible.

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• skulla has made zirks sister get matt and makes him come to the geotermal site

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• when matt gets there skulla treatans to hurt eve unless matt finds him something valubale

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• Diz finds the rothery stone

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• the geyser has exploded and Skulla Diz and Jackson are hurt

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