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Te Ao Tūturu - The natural world

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Ko te Taiao me ngā Hua o te Ao Tūroa @ Te Puna Web Directory

Tūhonotaka ki kā rōpū whakariterite me kā kōrero whakatau o Aotearoa.

Harakeke

Historical information about the uses of Harakeke/New Zealand Flax.

Kaitiaki.org

The site for kaitiaki māori. working on behalf of whanau, hapu and iwi, particularly on environment and resource management issues.

Māori customary use of native birds plants and other traditional materials

From the New Zealand Conservation Authority

Māori Land Use Resource Options Kit

Starter information from which Maori land owners can make well-informed decisions about how best to develop their land.

People Plants Infobase Ngā Tipu Whakoranga

Information on traditional uses by Māori of New Zealand native plants. From Landcare research.

Te Ao Turoa

Education resource from Auckland Museum detailing traditional Māori approaches to Natural history. The Natural World of the Maori: Papatuanuku, Ranginui, their children and our natural world. Includes whakapapa of various species of native flora and fauna. Years 1 -13. PDF

Traditional Māori Fisheries

The sea and its fishing grounds were as important to early Māori as the land. The sea was not only a major source of food, but was of customary value as well. This site provides cultural information important to Tangata Whenua concerning food from the sea

Where can flax (harakeke) be harvested for weaving?

Information for local weavers from the Christchurch City Council.