Kūmara

by Peter Adds

I mua i te taenga o te Pākehā ki Aotearoa, me uaua ka taea te nui o te warowaihā, te carbohydrate ki te reo Pākehā. Ki te Māori, ko te kūmara te kura mai Hawaiki. Ahakoa te roa o te wā ki mua, kei te kitea tonutia ngā māra me ngā rua kūmara a te tangata Māori onamata.

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Main image: Taputini kūmara

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Introducing kūmara to New Zealand

Growing kūmara

Tools and storage pits

Religious aspects

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