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Monday, 11 November 2019

Traditional gathering and harvesting of kai

W.A.L.T: Traditional gathering and harvesting of Kai.



  • The Māori used Hunters, gatherers and crop farmers to harvest food from forests, streams, the sea and gardens.
  • The Māori usually cooked there food in a earth oven called a hangi and where normally made in rotorua due to the thermal heat.
  • A  hangi that was made now days would include meat and vegetables and where  cooked in a hole dug in the ground. Placed on hot stones at the bottom of the hole, the food is covered with cloth and a mound of earth trapping the heat around the food and cooking time would be around 25 to 30 minuets.
  • The Māori used different traps to catch different food