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Kōrero: Te mahi kai – food production economics

Pohau mangā – barracouta trolling lure

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Pohau mangā – barracouta trolling lure

Pohau mangā were designed to catch mangā (barracouta). These lures were found in many South Island archaeological sites, emphasising the importance of barracouta in the south.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: MA_046800

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Manuka Henare, Te mahi kai – food production economics – Adapting to New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/20254/pohau-manga-barracouta-trolling-lure (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Manuka Henare, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.