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Te Oha – he pātaka kai

Te Oha – he pātaka kai

Tae rawa ki te wā ka roko marewa a Matariki, kua oti te hauhake i ngā kūmara, te hopu i te manu, te kohikohi i te kai. I tēnei wā, kei te kikī ngā pātaka, pēnei i a Te Oha nei. Kātahi ngā whakairo ātaahua ko ēnei. Nā te nui o te kai, he hākari te mahi i te wā o Matariki, e tauiratia nei i te whakataukī, ‘Matariki ahunga nui’.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PA1-f-179-79-3

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Paul Meredith. 'Matariki', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/matariki/2/4