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Story: Ngāti Tūwharetoa

Freshwater crayfish

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Freshwater crayfish

Like the other native species in Lake Taupō, the kōura, or fresh-water crayfish, was once an important food for Ngāti Tūwharetoa.

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Martin Wikaira, Ngāti Tūwharetoa – Mountains and lakes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/1189/freshwater-crayfish (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Martin Wikaira, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 March 2017.