Story: Te tāhere manu – bird catching
Page 8. All images & media
From page 1 - History of bird catching
From page 2 - Seasons
From page 3 - Snaring methods: tākiri and tāhei
From page 4 - Spears, rods, hands and traps
From page 5 - Attracting birds
From page 6 - Spiritual aspects
How to cite this page
Basil Keane, Te tāhere manu – bird catching, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/8670/media (accessed 10 June 2026).
Story by Basil Keane, published 24 September 2007.