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Kōrero: Pounamu – jade or greenstone

Pōria kākā

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Pōria kākā – bird tethering ring

Ko te pōria ka whakamaua ki te waewae o te mōkai kākā. Ko te mōkai kākā ka pātoi i ētahi atu kākā kia tata. Whakamaua anōtia ai te pōria hei taonga whakapaipai ki te ringaringa ki te taringa rānei o te tangata.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: I.007423

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Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Pounamu – jade or greenstone – Implements and adornment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/7693/poria-kaka (accessed 24 June 2026).

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