Kei te whanga o Oira ki te motu o Tūhua tēnei putunga matā tūhua. He karaehe ā-manawa whenua te matā, ka hangaa inā ka tere makariri te rangitoto kīkī ana i te manawa whenua silica. He tino taonga te matā tūhua ki te Māori i te mea ka taea e te matā nei te tapahi me te waru. He matā te ingoa Māori mo tēnei momo kōhatu. Ko ngā matā mai te motu o Tūhua, he matā tūhua ērā.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
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by Richard Smith
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