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Kōrero: Te tāhere manu

Pewa

He momo tāhere te pewa, ka hunaia ki te pūkohu me te pūkoko. Ka herea he kākano, he pua rānei ki te pito o te mutu. Tau ana te manu ka kūmea te kono kia mau.

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Reference: Elsdon Best, Forest lore of the Maori. Wellington: Dominion Museum, 1942, fig. 6

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Basil Keane. 'Te tāhere manu', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/te-tahere-manu/3/4