Story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing

Fishing group, Whangaroa

Photographed in 1902, these fishermen and their families pose behind their catch of tāmure (snapper). After drying on the pole, the fish are packed into kete (baskets).

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Paul Meredith, Te hī ika – Māori fishing – Communal sharing and gifting, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6814/fishing-group-whangaroa (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Meredith, published 2 March 2009.

Comments

Aroha Henry
20 September 2024

Could you please tell my the names of the whanau in this group. I believe the woman with the baby is my Great grandmother and she is holding my grandmother. My Great grandmother`s name was Tanuora and Grandmother Ripeka ????Please could you email me this information. I also think my Great grandfather is in this photo Riwhi Moihi. Could you please help me?