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Story: Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy

Pōhā containers

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Pōhā containers

These men prepare pōhā (bull kelp containers) in 1910.  Pōhā were used to store food including tītī (muttonbirds) in their own fat.

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Hocken Collections, University of Otago

Reference: S07-053c - E2918/10

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Basil Keane, Te Māori i te ohanga – Māori in the economy – The Māori economy, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/25761/poha-containers (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 12 April 2010.