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Rangatira statue

Rangatira statue

This statue at Waihī shows a rangatira (chief) holding a patu (short club) in one hand and a taiaha (spear) in the other. Traditionally a rangatira was a hereditary leader and was responsible for organising food production.

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Hauraki District Council
Photograph by Jill Steadman

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Manuka Henare. 'Te mahi kai – food production economics', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-mahi-kai-food-production-economics/5/1