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Kōrero: Kōhatu – Māori use of stone

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Nō Ngāti Hinewaka a Leighton Hale. He pūkenga ia ki ngā tikanga onamata mō te mahi kōhatu. Ka whakaatu mai ia me pēhea te auaha toki: ka tīmata i te rehu, ki te ngao, te whakaene, ka mutu i te orooro.

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Phil Moore rāua ko Bruce McFadgen, Kōhatu – Māori use of stone – Ornaments and weapons, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/8884/te-hanga-toki (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Phil Moore rāua ko Bruce McFadgen, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

Tony Smith
21 May 2024
Thankyou for posting this excellant artical. We have just returned from Tauranga Bay in Northland ,where, after a minor storm I found a stone adze washed up on the beach. It has not had the final smoothing by sand stone but has traces of many carefully selected chips. It is emarkable similar to the one on this video The hills overlooking the bay have clear evidence of early Maori settlement going back over 1000 years ago possible ?