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Story: Leisure in traditional Māori society – ngā mahi a te rēhia

Seasonal foods chart

  • Ngā awa

  • Rangi

  • Moana

  • Whenua

This chart illustrates the types of food that were fished, gathered, hunted or harvested by Māori as well as the times that they were collected. Leisure time was greatest for Māori in ngahuru (autumn).

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Ross Calman, Leisure in traditional Māori society – ngā mahi a te rēhia – Festivals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/40187/seasonal-foods-chart (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ross Calman, published 3 December 2012.