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Story: Te ngahere – forest lore

Ponga

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Ponga

Fronds of ponga or silver fern were laid silver-side up on tracks to mark the way – at night they would be illuminated by burning torches.

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Rāwiri Taonui, Te ngahere – forest lore – Tree ferns, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14077/ponga (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 2 March 2009.