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The traditional method of making pōhā is still used by the members of the Haberfield–Metzger family, who harvest muttonbirds from Pikomamaku Island off the coast of Stewart Island. The video clip shows a man collecting rimurapa (bull kelp) blades and splitting them open with his hand before inflating them.
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Metzger whānau
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