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Kōrero: Kōhatu – Māori use of stone

Ngā kōhatu o Aotearoa

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New Zealand’s stone resources

Nā te kore mētara i ngā rā onamata, he wāhi nui tō te kōhatu ki te Māori. Kitea ai te pounamu ki Te Wai Pounamu anake, engari i hokohokona ki ngā pito o Te Wai Pounamu me Te Ika-a-Māui. Tae rā anō ngā matā tūhua ki Wharekauri, ki te moutere o Raoul i Kermadecs rā anō hoki.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Malcolm McKinnon, ed. Bateman New Zealand historical atlas. Auckland: Bateman, 1987

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Phil Moore rāua ko Bruce McFadgen, Kōhatu – Māori use of stone – Stone tools, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/8878/nga-kohatu-o-aotearoa (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Phil Moore rāua ko Bruce McFadgen, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.