Welcome to PAEKUPU, words related to Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. Curriculum areas presently available on PAEKUPU: Toi Ataata, Te Reo Matatini, Puoro, Te Reo Pāngarau, Te Reo Pūtaiao, Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia, Hangarau, Tikanga ā-Iwi
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Toi Ataata
hāro ~a
scrape flax to extract fibre
tūingoa, tūmahi whiti
Paekupu
WHAKAMĀRAMA
Ko te waku i te whā harakeke ki tētahi taputapu koi, pērā i te anga kuku, hei tīhore i te kiritai, kia hua mai ai te muka o te harakeke.
Scraping a blade of flax with a sharp-edged tool, such as a mussel shell, in order to strip away the outer skin to produce the fibre of the flax.
Tauira KŌrero
Whakamahia te mata koi o te anga kuku hei hāro i te harakeke.
