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Story: Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce

Catching eels

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Catching eels

Three men pull in a hīnaki (eel pot) from a pā tuna (eel weir) known as a pā auroa, which was used in the Whanganui region.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reference: A-076-021

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Basil Keane, Te rāngai mahi – Māori in the workforce – Traditional Māori workforce, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/25510/catching-eels (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 4 March 2010.