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Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) was rich in food resources, leading to its other name, Te Keteika-a-Rākaihautū (Rākaihautū’s fish basket). Eels were particularly bountiful. The lake is bordered by a coastal gravel bar, into which channels were dug to catch migrating eels.
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