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Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

Karaka groves

Tipene O’Regan explains how karaka groves were deliberately planted throughout New Zealand. Although the kernels are poisonous, Māori had developed a way to make them edible.

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Rāwiri Taonui. 'Te ngahere – forest lore', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
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