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Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

Bracken fern

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Bracken fern

Māori harvested aruhe (fern root) from bracken fern throughout the year.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Te ngahere – forest lore – Ground ferns, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14122/bracken-fern (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 2 March 2009.