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Story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing

Preparing for a hāngī

Preparing for a hāngī

Te Kaha locals prepare fish for a hāngī (earth oven). This method of cooking is more usually associated with meat and vegetables.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, John Pascoe Collection
Reference: 1/4-001074; F
Photograph by John Dobrée Pascoe

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Paul Meredith. 'Te hī ika – Māori fishing', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-hi-ika-maori-fishing/5/3