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… There he retrieved three baskets of knowledge: te kete-tuatea (basket of light), te kete-tuauri (basket of darkness) and te kete-aronui (basket of pursuit). There are several …
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Part of story: Ranginui – the sky
… tawhito that prepared them for the role of tohunga. Ngā kete wānanga – the baskets of knowledge Knowledge was divided into curriculum areas according to the three kete brought from the heavens by Tāne. Te kete aronui contained religious, ceremonial and other …
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Part of story: Māori education – mātauranga
… made a large range of practical objects such as floor mats, kete (baskets), fishing nets and eel traps, using both … a related weaving style used to make rourou (food baskets), kete (bags) and other small objects once vital to … harakeke (flax) was the most common material. Special small kete, called pūtea, were filled with fragrant plants and …
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Part of story: Māori weaving and tukutuku – te raranga me te whatu
… areas. Kawe (flax backpacks) were used for heavy loads, and kete (baskets) for lighter goods. Very large objects – logs …
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Part of story: Freight and warehousing
… it was also used for kānga (corn). The kai is placed in a kete (flax basket) and steeped in very slow-running water … until the kōpiro (inner flesh) settles to the bottom of the kete. Although the smell becomes pungent, the kai is safe to …
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Part of story: Māori foods – kai Māori
… bed of kawakawa leaves was put on the stones, followed by kete (flax baskets). The patient sat on top. Other leaves …
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Part of story: Rongoā – medicinal use of plants
… weaving. Their tough, sword-shaped leaves were woven into kete (baskets), sails, tukutuku panels and fishing nets. …
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Part of story: Te ngahere – forest lore
… of kūmara. Te Arawa refer to her kūmara basket as ‘te kete-rokiroki-a-Whakaotirangi’ (the secure basket of Whakaotirangi). Tainui speak of ‘te kete-rukuruku-a-Whakaotirangi’ (the small basket of …
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Part of story: Canoe traditions
… sometimes carried heavy loads, such as greenstone, in flax kete or kawe (packs). Food was caught or gathered along the …
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Part of story: Walking tracks
… to store the day’s haul. Gum was also kept in Māori flax kete (baskets). Diggers would carry lunch and some tea for a …
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Part of story: Kauri gum and gum digging
… tribes chose the ‘Ate’ cultivar for making eel nets and kete (baskets). Harvesting Special flax plants were tended …
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Part of story: Flax and flax working
… number of documentaries and went on to make a series called Kete aronui and a number of feature films. Acting up …
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Part of story: Ngā umanga – Māori business enterprise
… made flax and other leaves into fibre, rope, fishing nets, kete (baskets), mats and clothes. They fashioned tools and …
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Part of story: Manufacturing – an overview
… about the flora, fauna and public lands of the country Te Kete Ipurangi, a resource of educational materials for …
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Part of story: Digital media and the internet
… bishop and his family left the district; members of Ngāi Te Kete, a hapū of Rongowhakaata, sent for Mōkena, a close … Paratene Tūrangi. Mōkena arrived to find that Ngāi Te Kete had prepared a huge spar as a flagstaff for the British … influence of the Hauhau and with the help of some Ngāi Te Kete, erected a moderate-sized pole and immediately hoisted …
Type: Biography
… own name or used one of several pen-names, including 'He Kete', 'Octogenarian' and 'Mararekareka'. Writing was …
Type: Biography
… sea monster. The valley behind Maketū pā is still called Te Kete Rokiroki-o-Whakaotirangi (the secured food bag of …
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Part of story: Te Arawa
… descend from the Tainui ancestors Taihaua, Taikehu and Te Kete-ana-taua, who settled in Tāmaki when the Tainui canoe …
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Part of story: Tāmaki tribes
… of tribal dialects, such as Te Papakupu o Te Taitokerau. Te Kete Ipurangi, a schools site, provided resources for kura …
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Part of story: Mātauranga hangarau – information technology
… successful return from the heavens of the god Tāne with ngā kete mātauranga, the baskets of knowledge given by the …
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Part of story: Māori musical instruments – taonga puoro