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Story: Rongoā – medicinal use of plants

Hue

Hue

Hue or calabashes were used to hold water, preserved game and medicines.

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Rhys Jones, Rongoā – medicinal use of plants – Other medicinal plants, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/object/14598/hue (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Rhys Jones, published 2 March 2009.