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Story: Te hī ika – Māori fishing

Preparing for a hāngī

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Preparing for a hāngī

Te Kaha locals prepare fish for a hāngī (earth oven). This method of cooking is more usually associated with meat and vegetables.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, John Dobrée Pascoe Collection (PAColl-0783)

Reference: 1/4-001074; F

by John Dobrée Pascoe

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Paul Meredith, Te hī ika – Māori fishing – European contact and impact, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/6818/preparing-for-a-hangi (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Paul Meredith, published 2 March 2009.