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Story: Mātaitai – shellfish gathering

All images and media

From page 1 - Archaeological evidence

Little Waihī estuary

Little Waihī estuary

Gathering pipi

Shell midden

From page 2 - Traditional patterns of harvest

Shellfish eaten by Māori

Shellfish eaten by Māori

Customary fishing officers

Customary fishing officers

Produce at a hui

Produce at a hui

Parcels from home

Parcels from home

From page 3 - Customary harvest and conservation today

Shellfish from the rocks

Shellfish from the rocks

Collecting in the Bay of Islands

Collecting in the Bay of Islands

Opened kina

Stormwater outfall

Stormwater outfall

From page 4 - Pāua, kina, pipi, cockles and tuatua

Pāua roe

Kina

Cockles

From page 5 - Mussels, oysters, toheroa and other species

Flax preparation

Flax preparation

Using a kapu

Using a kapu (1st of 3)

Mussel dredge

Mussel dredge (2nd of 3)

Freshwater mussel

Freshwater mussel (3rd of 3)

Toheroa open day

Toheroa open day

Mud snail

From page 6 - Kōura and karengo

Crayfish

Packhorse crayfish

Packhorse crayfish

Freshwater crayfish

Freshwater crayfish

Karengo

How to cite this page:

Mere Whaanga, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/mataitai-shellfish-gathering/media (accessed 20 May 2022)

Story by Mere Whaanga, published 12 Jun 2006