E 700 tau ki mua, i tō rātou taenga ki Aotearoa, ka kite ngā Māori, he pai ake te harakeke i ā rātou papanga mai i ngā moutere. Kāore ā rātou konganuku, kāore ā rātou whakangote noho whenua (i tua atu i ngā kiore me ngā kurī i whai mai i a rātou) hei mahi kākahu, nā reira, he taonga nui te harakeke ki a rātou. He nui ngā mea i taea e te harakeke – he aho hei hī ika, ngā rā mō ngā waka, ō rātou whare, ō rātou kākahu. He kaupapa tā tēnā momo harakeke, tā tēnā harakeke; ko ētahi i whatua hei korowai; nā tō rātou, ātaahua ingoatia rawatia ai. Kei Ōkarito i Te Tai Poutini tēnei harakeke.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Reference: 10054029
by Philippe Gerbeaux
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