The flightless weka was appreciated for its flavour by both Māori and Pākehā. This 1846 watercolour shows Kehu (Ngāti Tūmatakōkiri) snaring a weka in the Mātukituki Valley, near Wānaka. Kehu also shot birds and caught fish and eels for the European explorers seen in the hut behind him.
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Watercolour by William Fox
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we need to keep these things
Peter Turahui (not verified)
23 April 2017
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