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Kōrero: Kites and manu tukutuku

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Flax

Flying lines, called aho tukutuku, were made of fine twisted muka (flax fibre). Harakeke (flax) was also used as a binding cord on most kite frames, and secured the base of birdman kites.

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Bob Maysmor, Kites and manu tukutuku – Manu tukutuku – Māori kites, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/5288/flax (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Bob Maysmor, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.