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Kōrero: Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia

Hue – gourd

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Hue – gourd

The hue (Polynesian bottle gourd) was used in a number of ways in New Zealand. Smaller fruits were eaten, while larger hue were used to hold water or preserved food.

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Louise Furey, Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia – From Polynesia to New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17491/hue-gourd (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Louise Furey, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.