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Te Hī Ika: The Deep Connection Between Māori and Fishing

Te Hī Ika: The Deep Connection Between Māori an...

Traditional fishing, kaimoana, tikanga and the enduring relationship between Māori and the moana For Māori, fishing has never simply been about catching something for dinner. Te hī ika — fishing...

Te Hī Ika: The Deep Connection Between Māori an...

Traditional fishing, kaimoana, tikanga and the enduring relationship between Māori and the moana For Māori, fishing has never simply been about catching something for dinner. Te hī ika — fishing...

Maia Gibbs In Wai-Tai Kaitiaki Maori t-shirt

From Kākahu to Contemporary Māori Clothing: The...

From Kākahu to Contemporary Māori Clothing Clothing can tell you a surprising amount about a culture. What people wear can reveal where they come from, what resources are available to...

From Kākahu to Contemporary Māori Clothing: The...

From Kākahu to Contemporary Māori Clothing Clothing can tell you a surprising amount about a culture. What people wear can reveal where they come from, what resources are available to...

How the Moana Shaped Māori Coastal Settlements

How the Moana Shaped Māori Coastal Settlements

Look at a map of Aotearoa and one thing becomes immediately obvious. We are a coastal country. No part of the North Island is particularly far from the sea, and...

How the Moana Shaped Māori Coastal Settlements

Look at a map of Aotearoa and one thing becomes immediately obvious. We are a coastal country. No part of the North Island is particularly far from the sea, and...

Rangi Tukunoa doing a cutback on his surfbard

Māori Surfing: The Long History of Whakahekehek...

Ask most people where surfing began and you will probably hear the name Hawaii. And there is good reason for that. Surfing has deep roots across Polynesia, and Hawaiʻi developed...

Māori Surfing: The Long History of Whakahekehek...

Ask most people where surfing began and you will probably hear the name Hawaii. And there is good reason for that. Surfing has deep roots across Polynesia, and Hawaiʻi developed...

NZ Green-lipped mussels

Kaimoana: Māori Seafood, Fishing and the Deep C...

More Than Food: Understanding Kaimoana in Māori Culture For anyone who has grown up around the coast, there is something special about bringing food home from the ocean. A fish...

Kaimoana: Māori Seafood, Fishing and the Deep C...

More Than Food: Understanding Kaimoana in Māori Culture For anyone who has grown up around the coast, there is something special about bringing food home from the ocean. A fish...

Kaitiakitanga: Understanding Māori Guardianship of the Moana

Kaitiakitanga: Understanding Māori Guardianship...

What Does It Really Mean to Care for the Ocean? For someone who spends a lot of time around the ocean, there are certain things you notice. You notice when...

Kaitiakitanga: Understanding Māori Guardianship...

What Does It Really Mean to Care for the Ocean? For someone who spends a lot of time around the ocean, there are certain things you notice. You notice when...