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kumara - the maori sweet potato
Kūmara was brought from the Pacific islands by our ancestors. This tropical vine had much smaller tubers and was widely grown, especially...
Aug 3, 20223 min read
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Indigenous nuclear waste management
Nuclear Semiotics [dɪˈsɪdjʊəs] ADJECTIVE Nuclear semiotics refers to the study of how to warn people atleast 10,000+ years from now about...
Aug 2, 202211 min read
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celebrating world ranger day & earth defenders
More than 200 land and environmental activists are murdered every year. My first experience working with a community whose leader had...
Jul 31, 20222 min read
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taro - the food of chiefs
Taro is believed to have been one of the earliest cultivated plants. It is considered as a kai rangatira (the food of chiefs).Taro is a...
Jul 31, 20222 min read
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turutu - the native blueberry
Turutu is also known as New Zealand blueberry, however it is not so palatable as the Turtle Island blueberry! It is a very attractive...
Jul 31, 20221 min read
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puarangi - the native hibiscus
Hibiscus diversifolius, the native (swamp or prickly) hibiscus, Puarangi, our native hibiscus is a part of the mallow family. It is...
Jul 31, 20222 min read
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HAKEKE - THE black fungus
Hakeke, otherwise known as black fungus, was once collected and exported by our ancestors, as it is used in Chinese traditional medicine....
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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toi - land cress
Land cress have full of great nutritional value! These tender green leaves have peppery spinach kale like flavor when cooked and they can...
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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karo -the mosquito repellant
Karo is an evergreen shrub growing to 5m by 3m (16ft by 9ft). Like pōhutukawa, a fellow coastal tree of the north, Karo has leathery...
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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ti kouka - THE CABBAGE TREE
On our papakainga, whānau are allocated an area where they would be able to harvest the resources available from the lakes, rivers,...
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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biocultural indicator monitoring
The concept of utilizing environmental indicators to assess environmental health has been around since the early 1990s, and the use of...
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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whiro - the new moon of hereturikoka
Today's new moon is a great time for reviewing our dreaming for the new year ahead. Winter has been cold and wet but the days are...
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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kowhai - the sign of spring
This stunning yellow blossom has a lot to share. In the spring season, these flowers bloom on the kōwhai tree, standing out among the...
Jul 28, 20222 min read
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karamu - the first planted by tane
Coprosma robusta, commonly known as Karamu, is a small tree or large shrub species in the Rubiaceae family. Here are just some of its...
Jul 27, 20221 min read
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mamaku - the symbol of life
Mamaku is one of the tallest tree ferns in the world, potentially soaring 20 meters above the ground. In fact, it’s the tallest and...
Jul 26, 20221 min read
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kumarahou - the winter elixir
Did you know this beautiful ornamental shrub Kumarahou was the first choice traditionally when an expectorant was needed to help with...
Jul 24, 20222 min read
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Seed Saving
“Seed freedom” - the freedom of indigenous peoples to grow and we want to encourage people to start taking practical steps to improve...
Dec 9, 20214 min read
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