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Kōrero: Te tāhere manu – bird catching

Manu tāhere

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Snared bird

He manu tēnei kua mau ki te tāhere. E pae ana he kono ki runga i te tāhere. Ka tau mai he manu ka kūmea te tāhere kia mau. Ko te ingoa o tēnei momo tāhere he mutu.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: Thomas Downes, 'Bird snaring in Wanganui District', Journal of the Polynesian Society 37 (1928): 24

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Basil Keane, Te tāhere manu – bird catching – Snaring methods: tākiri and tāhei, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/11966/manu-tahere (accessed 27 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.