Hei Whakakai

Whakakai / Foodmaker

Tara Pounamu/Bird Spear  
"Ko te manu kai I te miro, nōnā te ngahere

Ko te manu kai I te mātauranga, nōnā te Ao"

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Tetahi o ā tātou taotū nehera. He tao manu kia koikoi rānō e iti iho ki te taringa.

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One of our oldest functional tools.  This was a bird spear, sharpened till it was small enough to wear in the ear.

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He whānaunga tawhito nō tātou katoa i te taiao me o tātou tāngata i mahara ki te tino penapena me te mātauranga nō wai tētahi iwi.

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We all have an ancient relationship with te taiao and our people understood the importance of preservation and knowledge of who we are as a people.