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WAIRUA & WATER: where is the science?
Indigenous peoples around the world, have developed a collective consciousness, by paying explicit attention to the expression of natural...
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- Jan 10, 2023
- 11 min
UNDERSTANDING THE ANCIENT PRACTICE OF PLANTING BY THE MOON
The ancient practice of planting by the moon has long been a source of fascination and mystery. Many cultures have relied on the cycles...
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- Jan 10, 2023
- 7 min
Tane te Waiora, green water & the Role of Terrestrial Moisture Recycling in the Water Cycle
Abstract Tane te Waiora who presides over the process of terrestrial moisture recycling, which is an essential part of maintaining the...
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- Aug 15, 2022
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aruhe - second only to kumara
Aruhe is the root of the rahurahu (rārahu or rauaruhe) bracken fern, a tough ground fern with reddish-brown stems, which grows up to 2...
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- Aug 3, 2022
- 3 min
kumara - the maori sweet potato
Kūmara was brought from the Pacific islands by our ancestors. This tropical vine had much smaller tubers and was widely grown, especially...
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- Aug 2, 2022
- 11 min
Indigenous nuclear waste management
Nuclear Semiotics [dɪˈsɪdjʊəs] ADJECTIVE Nuclear semiotics refers to the study of how to warn people atleast 10,000+ years from now about...
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- Jul 31, 2022
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celebrating world ranger day & earth defenders
More than 200 land and environmental activists are murdered every year. My first experience working with a community whose leader had...
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- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
taewa - the maori potato
Māori have grown potatoes for hundreds of years, and taewa refers collectively to some traditional varieties, including Karuparerā,...
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- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
taro - the food of chiefs
Taro is believed to have been one of the earliest cultivated plants. It is considered as a kai rangatira (the food of chiefs).Taro is a...
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- Jul 31, 2022
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turutu - the native blueberry
Turutu is also known as New Zealand blueberry, however it is not so palatable as the Turtle Island blueberry! It is a very attractive...
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- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
puarangi - the native hibiscus
Hibiscus diversifolius, the native (swamp or prickly) hibiscus, Puarangi, our native hibiscus is a part of the mallow family. It is...
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- Jul 30, 2022
- 1 min
puha - the super green
Puha is a superfood! It is nutritionally rich in Vitamins A, B1, B2, Niacin, very high levels of Vitamin C & minerals including calcium,...
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- Jul 30, 2022
- 1 min
HAKEKE - THE black fungus
Hakeke, otherwise known as black fungus, was once collected and exported by our ancestors, as it is used in Chinese traditional medicine....
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- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
toi - land cress
Land cress have full of great nutritional value! These tender green leaves have peppery spinach kale like flavor when cooked and they can...
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- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
karo -the mosquito repellant
Karo is an evergreen shrub growing to 5m by 3m (16ft by 9ft). Like pōhutukawa, a fellow coastal tree of the north, Karo has leathery...
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- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
ti kouka - THE CABBAGE TREE
On our papakainga, whānau are allocated an area where they would be able to harvest the resources available from the lakes, rivers,...
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- Jul 28, 2022
- 1 min
biocultural indicator monitoring
The concept of utilizing environmental indicators to assess environmental health has been around since the early 1990s, and the use of...
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- Jul 28, 2022
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whiro - the new moon of hereturikoka
Today's new moon is a great time for reviewing our dreaming for the new year ahead. Winter has been cold and wet but the days are...
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- Jul 28, 2022
- 2 min
kowhai - the sign of spring
This stunning yellow blossom has a lot to share. In the spring season, these flowers bloom on the kōwhai tree, standing out among the...
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- Jul 27, 2022
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karamu - the first planted by tane
Coprosma robusta, commonly known as Karamu, is a small tree or large shrub species in the Rubiaceae family. Here are just some of its...
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