Story: Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia
The tī pore (Pacific cabbage tree) was introduced into New Zealand in the waka (canoe) migrations of the 13th century. It was grown for its taproot, which was cooked in a hāngī (earth oven).
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