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Story: Te hopu tuna – eeling

Hīnaki waharua

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Hīnaki waharua

Hīnaki waharua had two entrances – waharua means ‘two mouths’. They were used in shallow lakes to catch small eels.

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Basil Keane, Te hopu tuna – eeling – Hīnaki – eel pots, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/13976/hinaki-waharua (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 2 March 2009.