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Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

Eating mamaku

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Mamaku was an important food from the bush. In this video clip, Tipene O’Regan describes how the ‘sweet porridge from the trunk’ was eaten.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Te ngahere – forest lore – Tree ferns, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/14079/eating-mamaku (accessed 7 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 2 March 2009.