Story: Te Waonui a Tāne – forest mythology
This map shows the forest cover around 1840. Over time different tribes had cleared areas of forest – in particular, near the coast. However, a number of groups lived in the bush and developed a deep understanding of the forest environment.
Source: Bateman New Zealand historical atlas: ko papatuanuku e takoto nei. Auckland: David Bateman, 1997, plate 12
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