THE GROWING OF KUMARA; HE KORERO MO TE MAHI PAREKEREKE; KUMARA SEEDBED; TE KORERO MO TE ONO KUMARA —TE HUHUTI TIPU:; NGA MARAMA ONO:; TE POU KUMARA:; THE STORY ABOUT PLANTING KUMARA; MO TE NGAKI:; KO ...Alexander Turnbull Library I muri iho o tera ka tapuke ki te oneone. A ka waihongia kia tapatu ana, mo te ata o tetahi atu rangi. Ka huke, ka tango i nga kumara ka whakamaroke ki te ra kia kite iho koe kua maroke. |
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A guide to growing pre-European Maori kumara in the traditional manner.Open Polytechnic Provides an illustrated guide to growing pre-European Maori kumara in the traditional manner based on research undertaken on experimental kumara gardens over the past decade. A brief history of Maori kumara and its arrival from Polynesia is given followed by instruction on setting up a traditional kumara garden, covering selecting a site, cultivation, planting, weeding, harvesting and storage. |
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Kumaras and Kumara Magic; Fields Were Tapu; Ritual of Planting - (Te Ao Hou - No. 41 December 1962)Alexander Turnbull Library The field where the kumaras were to grow had to be made tapu; as part of this ceremony, and usually before the kumaras were planted, long poles were brought and placed upright around the field. These poles represented the gods connected with the cultivation of the kumara—gods such as Rongo, Maui, Kahukura and Marihaka. Sometimes the people put the ... |
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HOW TO PREPARE KAO - (Te Ao Hou - No. 25 December 1958)Alexander Turnbull Library The first thing to do in making Kao (preserved kumara) is to scrape or scrub the skins off the kumara. With new kumara there is no need to scrape them, but they may be scrubbed with manuka brush. If the kumara are old ones you have to scrape and wash them clean. Then spread them out in the sun to dry for two or three days. Large kumara are not suit... |
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Kumara cultivation in the Far North: Māori dig their cropsAuckland Libraries Photos of Māori gathering kumara at Pukepoto near Kaitaia. |
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Hauhake Kumara - Maori AgricultureVictoria University of Wellington Ko te mahi tuatahi he karakia na te tangata, he whakapai ki nga atua mo nga kai, a, ka mutu tena katahi ka karakia kia noa ai te mara. Ko te puke tapu mauri o te rua kumara. Ka hauhaketia te mara kumara, koia te mea tuatahi e hauhaketia; ma te tohunga e hauhake. Ka kawea nga kumara ki te tuahu tapuke ai hai whaka-here ki a Rongo maerae-roa. Ko n... |
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The so-called “kumara god”Victoria University of Wellington The Maori - Volume 2 - XVI Maori Agriculture—Its Methods, Implements and Ceremonial - The so-called “ kumara god ” |
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POU KUMARA - (Te Ao Hou - No. 6 Royal Tour)Alexander Turnbull Library Te mahi tuatahi he whakareri nga whakaika. Te wahi whiti tonu ki te ra te wahi e mahia te whakaika. He kirikiri te mea kai tauiwhi nga kumara. Ko nga kumara nei i whakatakotoia ki roto i nga paipai ka tauiwhitia atu te kirikiri. Mahia enei mahi i Hurae i tetahi po i te kianga o te marama. Akuhata ra reri mo te pou. Ka pouia nga tipu kumara ka pouia... |
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HOW TO PREPARE KAO - (Te Ao Hou - No. 25 December 1958)Alexander Turnbull Library fern, toetoe and soil. The advantage of using timber and iron is that the pit can be made rat proof. Also it has been found an easier type to construct, and the loss of kumara through rotting is very little. The first thing to do in making Kao (preserved kumara) is to scrape or scrub the skins off the kumara. With new kumara there is no need to scr... |
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MODERN KUMARA CULTIVATED IN WAIAPU - (Te Ao Hou - No. 25 December 1958)Alexander Turnbull Library The first thing to do is to look for the right site for the garden. It is of no use planting the kumara in a damp or hilly area, nor in an alluvial soil. Kumara will not grow successfully in damp and in very rich soil. Sandy areas are the best places for planting. There are four things to do in preparation of the kumara garden. |
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The Kumara CleanersVictoria University of Wellington Legends of the Maori (Volume 2) - Chapter X. — The Exploits of Toa-Rangatira - The Kumara Cleaners. |
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whakapakoko atuaAuckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira Whakapakoko atua, set up in kumara plantations to ensure a good crop. |
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Kūmara productionManatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Kūmara (sweet potato) was a staple food of early Māori, which they grew in cultivated plots. Māori agriculture expanded significantly after they adopted European crops and farming methods. This Māori woman sits on a pile of kūmara in Northland in the early 20th century. |
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FOR YOUNGER READERS SHORT ESSAYS IN MAORI; HE HAKARI; HOPU KAHAWAI; POU KUMARA - (Te Ao Hou - No. 6 Royal Tour)Alexander Turnbull Library Te mahi tuatahi he whakareri nga whakaika. Te wahi whiti tonu ki te ra te wahi e mahia te whakaika. He kirikiri te mea kai tauiwhi nga kumara. Ko nga kumara nei i whakatakotoia ki roto i nga paipai ka tauiwhitia atu te kirikiri. Mahia enei mahi i Hurae i tetahi po i te kianga o te marama. Akuhata ra reri mo te pou. Ka pouia nga tipu kumara ka pouia... |
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Maori women with kūmaraManatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage Ngāwini (left) and Ngahuia Hetaraka are filling their kete with kūmara (sweet potato) tubers, in Awanui, Northland. |
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A traditional Maori subterranean storage pit (rua kumara) in Aotearoa/New Zealand.Open Polytechnic
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A Māori hangiAuckland Libraries Woman preparing kumara for a hangi, possibly at Rawhia |
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Pacific kumara route being trackedRadio New Zealand The Chilean ambassador to New Zealand says new joint research involving Maori and indigenous Easter Islanders will get to the root of where early Polynesians first found the kumara. |
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A Māori hangiAuckland Libraries Woman preparing kumara for a hangi, possibly at Rawhia |
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Soil modification in pre-contact Maori kumara gardening: Use of charcoal?Open Polytechnic
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