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Kōrero: Seaweed

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - What is seaweed?

Storm-cast seaweeds

Storm-cast seaweeds

The different parts of seaweed

The different parts of seaweed

Margin weed

A rare red seaweed

A rare red seaweed

Seaweed habitats

Seaweed habitats

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Types of seaweed

Green seaweeds

Green seaweeds (1 o 3)

Gut weed

Gut weed (2 o 3)

Sea rimu

Sea rimu (3 o 3)

Brown seaweeds

Brown seaweeds (1 o 3)

Gummy weed

Gummy weed (2 o 3)

Flapjack

Flapjack (3 o 3)

Red seaweeds

Red seaweeds (1 o 3)

Washed up at Paterson Inlet

Washed up at Paterson Inlet (2 o 3)

Pink paint

Pink paint (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Kelp

Bladder-kelp forest

Bladder-kelp forest

A kina barren

Bull kelp

Bull kelp (1 o 2)

Kelp ball

Kelp ball (2 o 2)

Bull kelp’s honeycombed structure

Bull kelp’s honeycombed structure

Wakame in soup

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Traditional use of seaweeds

Karengo

Flax and kelp canoe

Flax and kelp canoe

Making pōhā

Making pōhā (1 o 3)

Handmade bags

Handmade bags (2 o 3)

Preparing pōhā for transportation

Preparing pōhā for transportation (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Modern uses and future prospects

Drying agar seaweed

Drying agar seaweed

‘The right seaweed’

‘The right seaweed’

Mussel spat attached to seaweed

Mussel spat attached to seaweed

Seaweed products

Seaweed products

A carrageenan-producing seaweed

A carrageenan-producing seaweed

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Maggy Wassilieff, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/seaweed/media (accessed 26 March 2023)

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006