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Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

Kahikatea berries

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Kahikatea berries

The edible berries of the kahikatea tree were known as koroī.

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by Don Merton

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Rāwiri Taonui, Te ngahere – forest lore – The great trees, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14074/kahikatea-berries (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 2 March 2009.