In A Māori dragon story, Reihana works with the emotive and contentious area of customary lore. Using a moving-image technique known as claymation, the artist retells a story from Waitaha lore in Ohikuparuparu (Sumner), in the South Island of New Zealand. The version Reihana adapts is drawn from from a taniwha (spirit or monster) tradition, retold by Teone Tikao (c.1850–1927), a recognised expert in South Island customs.  A Māori dragon story tells the story of Hine Ao, who travels across blue cellophane waters with her father Te Ake and encounters Chief Turakipo, whose shell eyes spin with desire for her.