This large hākari (feast) was held in 1878 at Waitara, Taranaki. A man stands on top of a pile of food and gives a speech. At hākari the food was arranged in this way to illustrate its abundance. Much of the food was not eaten at the hākari, but was instead distributed to various parties to be taken away.
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