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Kōrero taiao – sayings from nature


by Basil Keane

Eyes like the night of the full moon, weaving as intricate as a spider’s web, a glutton with the stomach of a shark … Drawing on their keen observations of the natural world, Māori had a fund of vivid sayings and proverbs.

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Main image: Snow-capped Ruapehu

Snow-capped Ruapehu


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