Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

All images and media

From page 1 - Māori relationship with the forest

Tāne Mahuta

Tāne Mahuta

Mauri stone

Mauri stone

Pacific gecko

Pacific gecko

Pou outside Waitomo

Pou outside Waitomo

From page 2 - The great trees

Tōtara tree

Tōtara tree

Kauri gum

Kauri gum

Pūhā

Pūhā

Tawai (beech) forests in New Zealand

Tawai (beech) forests in New Zealand

Kahikatea berries

Kahikatea berries (1st of 4)

Mataī berries

Mataī berries (2nd of 4)

Rimu berries

Rimu berries (3rd of 4)

Miro berries

Miro berries (4th of 4)

From page 3 - Tree ferns

Ponga

Ponga

Mamaku koru

Mamaku koru

Eating mamaku

Eating mamaku

From page 4 - Flowering plants

Puanga

Puanga

Puawānanga flower

Puawānanga flower (1st of 4)

Pōhutukawa flower

Pōhutukawa flower (2nd of 4)

Kōwhai flower

Kōwhai flower (3rd of 4)

Rātā flower

Rātā flower (4th of 4)

From page 5 - Plants for weaving

Extracting muka

Extracting muka

Piupiu

Piupiu

Nīkau palms

Nīkau palms

Kiekie flower

Kiekie flower

From page 6 - Fruiting trees

Pātua

Pātua

Karaka groves

Karaka groves

Tutu

Tutu

Kopa

Kopa

Taramea

Taramea

From page 7 - Ground ferns

Papatūānuku and Ranginui

Papatūānuku and Ranginui

Bracken fern

Bracken fern

Charles Royal’s cuisine

Charles Royal’s cuisine

How to cite this page:

Rāwiri Taonui, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-ngahere-forest-lore/media (accessed 31 March 2023)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 24 Sep 2007