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Story: Te hopu tuna – eeling

Hīnaki waharua

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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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Photograph by James Macdonald

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Basil Keane. 'Te hopu tuna – eeling', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-hopu-tuna-eeling/3/2