2. Plants and Medicine
The underneath of the rangiora leaf is
silvery in colour. When waved by
dancers it symbolises life.
The pepper plant symbolises life.
Kawakawa leaves are used in
medicine.
3. Food
There
are many seas that fish come from like
beaches but back in the olden days they would
catch fish with spears.
Moa's became extinct because they were all eaten
for food.
4. Birds
The biggest predator bird was called the great
eagle.
Its wing span was 2 to 3 metres long.
It weighed 9 to 13 kilograms.
It would sometimes attack a huge moa.
All moa had small heads, long necks and a huge
body
5. Plants And Trees
The kakaraka tree was the most important tree
but unfortunately the middle of the berry was
very poisonous .
The Cabbage tree leaf was used as a
replacement for cabbage.
The taproot of the cabbage tree made other
energy foods.
