Te Parapara - A Maaori garden alive with memories
This short informational text provides information about Te Parapara, a working garden where gardening practices developed and used by Ngaati Wairere centuries ago are preserved and practised.
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Series: Connected
Te Parapara: A Maaori garden alive with memories
Located on an ancient Paa site in Kirikiriroa, Te Parapara is a modern Maaori garden where Ngaati Wairere gardeners use the maramataka and traditional methods. This text explores whakapapa, gardening, mātauranga Māori and kaitiakitanga.
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He pātaka kura huna - A storehouse of knowledge
In this Connected series book, there are three articles ("The great paa of Kirikiriroa"; "Te Parapara: A Maaori garden alive with memories"; "Ka tangi te tītī: The call of the tītī").
1 of 3The great paa of Kirikiriroa
This article provides an overview of the history of Kirikiriroa, an ancient paa on the banks of the Waikato River.
2 of 3Ka tangi te tītī - The call of the tītī
This fictional story describes the experiences of a young person raised in Australia making connections with his Ngāi Tahu whakapapa during a visit to Aotearoa where he helps with a Tītī harvest.
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