Ngā manu o Aotearoa
Aotearoa is home to more than 200 native manu (bird) species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. Nga manu have always been a taonga (treasure) to Maori. In traditional Maori life, nga manu were used for kai (food), kakahu (clothing/cloaks), whakatauaki (proverb) and predicting the future.
Feathers from the tui, kiwi and kaka were very precious and worn by chiefs in korowai (cloaks), while the piwakawaka (fantail), komiromiro (tomtit) and karearea (falcon) were watched carefully for predicting the future and weather.
Poster: He aha tēnei manu? What is this bird? Click to download
