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Kōrero: Seaweed

Making pōhā

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The traditional method of making pōhā is still used by the members of the Haberfield–Metzger family, who harvest muttonbirds from Pikomamaku Island off the coast of Stewart Island. The video clip shows a man collecting rimurapa (bull kelp) blades and splitting them open with his hand before inflating them.

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Metzger whānau

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Maggy Wassilieff, Seaweed – Traditional use of seaweeds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/4610/making-poha (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.