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A pa tuna, or eel weir, on the upper reaches of the Wanganui River

A pa tuna, or eel weir, on the upper reaches of the Wanganui River

A pa tuna, or eel weir, on the upper reaches of the Wanganui River
[1918]


"The Maori method of catching eels is to fasten hinaki, or eel baskets, to those weirs, which are built in the centre of rushing water or rapids " -- The weekly press

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