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Cockles

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Cockles

Cockles, or tuangi, can be found near pipi beds, or in the mudflats of estuaries.

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Mere Whaanga, Mātaitai – shellfish gathering – Pāua, kina, pipi, cockles and tuatua, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8117/cockles (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 2 March 2009.