Story: Kiore – Pacific rats

Eating kiore

In this clip, kaumātua Hori George Te Pou (Ngāi Tūhoe) and Brad Haami (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Tūwharetoa, Ngāi Tahu) demonstrate traditional methods of preparing, cooking and eating kiore.

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Bradford Haami, Kiore – Pacific rats – Hunting and eating kiore, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/16131/eating-kiore (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Bradford Haami, published 1 March 2009.

Comments

Rua Tupuhi
12 May 2018

tena koe Matua Hori

Oriini Tipene-Leach
13 March 2013

Hi there, the kaumātua in this video is my grandfather Hori George Te Pou of Tūhoe. Please update.