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OUR NATIVE MAORI PLANTS

ahikomau:

akakaikiore:

akakaiku or akakaikuku:

akakaimanu:

akakiekie:

akakiore:

akakoareare:

akakopuka:

akakuku:

akakura:

akapirita:

akapohue:

akapuka:

akatataramoa:

akatawhiwhi:

akatea:

akatororaro:

akatorotoro:

ake:

akeake:

akepiro:

akerautangi:

akewharangi:

akiraho:

amaru:

amoka:

angiangi:

aruhe:

atewheki:

aute:

autetaranga or autetauranga:

emiemi:

ewekuri:

haekaro:

hakeke or hakekeke:

hanea:

hangehange

haraeke:

harakeke:

hareto:

hauama:

haumakaroa:

haumakoroa or haumangoroa:

haumata:

hauora:

heketara:

hengahenga:

heruheru:

hinahina:

hinarepe:

hinau:

hine-kaikomako:

hioi:

hohoeka:

hoihere:

hokokuku:

hona:

horahora:

horeto:

horoeka:

horokaka:

horokio:

horopito:

houama:

houhere or houhi:

houhi ongaonga:

houhi puruhi:

houhou:

houi:

houkumara:

houmangoroa:

houmapara or houpara or houparapara:

houto:

huarangi:

huariki:

hue:

hue-o-Raukatauri:

hukihuki:

hukihukiraho:

hunangamoho:

hungere:

huperei:

hupirau-ririki:

huruhuruhika:

huruhuru o Hine-nui-te-po:

huruhuru o nga waewae o Paoa

huruhuru tapairu:

huruhuru whenua:

hutiwai:

hutu:

hutukawa:

hututawai:

ikaika:

inaka:

inakaporiro:

inanga:

inangaporiro:

irirangi:

kahakaha:

kahia:

kahika:

kahikahika:

kahikatea:

kahikatoa:

kahikawaka:

kahikomako:

kaho:

kahoho:

kai:

kaia or kaiarurerure:

kaihua:

kaihuia:

kaikaia or kaikaiarure:

kaikaiatua:

kaikaro:

kaikawaka:

kaikomako:

kaiku or kaikuku:

kaimanu:

kaiwaka:

kai-weta:

kaiwhiri:

kaiwhiria:

kakaha:

kakaho:

kakaka:

kakai:

kakaramu or kakarangu:

kakareao or kakarewao:

kakatarahae:

kama:

kamahi:

kamu:

kanono or kanonono:

kanuka:

kaoho:

kaponga:

kapu:

kapuka:

kapukiore:

kapungawha:

karaka:

karamea:

karamu or karamuramu:

karamu-kueo:

karangu:

karapapa:

kareao:

karearea:

karepo:

karerarera:

karetu:

karewao:

karito:

karo:

katea:

katoa:

katote:

kauere:

kauhangaroa:

kauka:

kauparerarera:

kauri:

kautara:

kawa:

kawaka:

kawakawa:

kawariki:

kekereao:

kiekie:

kihihi:

kiokio:

kiwakiwa or kiwikiwi:

koare:

koareare:

koeka:

kohai:

kohe:

kohekohe:

kohepiro:

kohepu:

koheriki:

kohia:

kohoho:

kohuhu:

kohuhurangi or kohukohurangi:

kohukohu:

kohuorangi:

kohurangi:

kohutuhutu:

koihu:

kokaha:

kokihi:

kokoeka:

kokohurangi:

kokomuka:

kokomuka taranga:

kokoromiko or kokoromuka:

kokotaiko:

komingiroa:

konene:

konini:

kopakopa:

kopata:

kopi:

kopoti:

kopuka:

kopukapuka:

kopukupuku:

kopungawha or kopupungawha:

korari:

korari tuauru:

korau:

koreirei:

korikori:

korito:

koro:

korohiko:

koroi:

korokio:

korokio taranga:

koromiko:

koromiko-taranga:

koromuka:

koropio:

koropuka:

koru:

korukoru:

kotaratara:

kotete:

kotukutuku:

kouaha:

kouka:

kowaowao:

kowhai:

kowhai ngutu-kaka:

kowhangatara:

kowharawhara:

kowhitiwhiti:

kowhiwhi:

kueo:

kukuku:

kukuraho:

kukuta:

kumara:

kumarahou:

kumara-kai-torouka:

kumararaunui:

kupapa:

kuranuipaka:

kurikuri:

kuripaka:

kuta or kutakuta or kuwawa:

maakoako:

mahimahi:

mahoe:

mahoe wao:

mahunu:

mahuri:

mai:

maihiihi:

maika or maikaika:

maika ka:

maire:

maire hau or maireire:

maire taiki:

maire tawake:

makaka:

makakaka:

makamaka:

makawe o Raukatauri:

makawe tapairu:

makehu:

mako or makomako:

makura:

KNOWN MAORI NAMES OF MOST PLANTS IN NEW ZEALAND

The following is a list of Maori names of plants assembled with many Maori names of trees and shrubs defined in general terms only. It is often doubtful which names are limited to single species, and some were used in a generic sense, for example Tataramoa for several species of Tataramoa. Engari ko te mea nui , kua tu ke tenei whare....... mo tatau nga Iwi katoa o te motu. Nga Mihi

OUR NATIVE MAORI PLANTS

mamaika:

mamaku:

mamangi:

manakura:

manamana:

manatu:

manawa:

manehau:

manehu:

manga-a-Huripapa:

mangeao:

mangemange:

mangeo:

mania:

manihi:

manihi:

manoao:

manono:

manuka:

manuka rauriki:

maomao:

maota:

mapau:

mapere:

mapou:

maratata:

mariri:

marohi:

maru:

maruru:

mata:

matai:

mataira:

matamatahuia:

matata:

matau:

mati:

matiatia or matihetihe:

matipo:

matou:

matua-kumara:

matua-mauku:

matua-tikumu:

matukuroimata:

matukutuku:

maukoro:

mauku:

maukuuku:

maurea:

mauri or maurikura:

mawe:

mawhai:

mihimihi:

miki:

mikimiki:

miko:

mikoikoi:

mingi or mingimingi:

miro:

moeahu:

mokehu:

moki or mokimoki:

mokopiko:

monoao:

mouki or mouku:

mounga:

muka:

mukimuki:

munga:

naereere:

nahinahi:

nahui:

namunamu:

nana:

nao:

napuka:

nau:

naupata:

naupiro:

nehenehe:

neinei:

neinei-kura:

ngaio:

ngakau-kiore:

ngarangara:

ngawha:

ngohungohu:

ngungu:

ngutu kakariki,

ngutungutu,

ngutungutu kiwi:

nikau:

niko:

nini:

niniao:

niniwa:

nohi:

nonokia:

nonorangi:

ohoeka:

oioi:

ongaonga:

oramarama:

orewa:

orihou:

orooro:

oru:

oue:

paetai:

pahautea:

pahengahenga:

pakauroharoha:

panahi:

panake:

panakenake:

panako:

pananehu:

panapana:

paopao:

papa,

papahenga:

papai:

papakoura:

papao:

papapa:

papapakoura:

papataniwhaniwha:

papauma:

para:

paraha,

paraharaha:

parahia:

paranako:

parani:

parapara:

paraparauma:

parara:

parareka:

parataniwha,

parataniwhaniwha:

paratawhiti:

parenako:

parerarera:

paretao:

paritaniwha:

pata:

patangatanga:

patate,

pate,

patete:

patiti:

patiti taranui:

patotara:

patutiketike:

pehiakura:

peia:

peka-a-waka:

pekapeka:

pekepeke:

pepepe:

pere:

perehia:

perei:

peretao:

petako:

petako paraharaha,

petako rauriki:

petipeti:

piaka:

pikiarero:

pikirangi:

pikoko:

pinaki:

pinakitere:

pinao:

pinatoro:

pingao:

piopio:

pipiro:

pirikahu:

pirinoa:

piripiri:

piripiriwhata:

pirirangi:

pirita:

piriwhetau:

pirori:

piupiu:

poananga:

poapoa tautaua:

poataniwha:

pohiri:

pohue or pohuehue:

pohuhe:

pohutukawa:

poipapa:

pokaka:

pokere or pokerehu:

pokopoko or pokopoko-nui-a-hura:

poniu:

ponga:

popohue:

popoko-nui-a-hura:

poporo:

poporokaiwhiri or porokaiwhiri

or porokaiwhiria:

poroporo:

poroporokaiwhiria:

poroporo tanguru:

potaetae:

potango:

pou:

pouaka:

pouwhiwhi:

powhiri:

powhiwhi:

puahou:

puaka:

puakaito:

puakarimu:

puananga or puapua:

puarangi:

puarangitoto:

pua o te reinga or pua reinga:

puatataua or puataua or puatautaua:

puatawhiwhi:

puatea:

puatororaro:

puawananga or puawhanganga:

puha:

puha pororua:

puharetaiko:

puha tiotio:

puhaureroa:

puheretaiko:

puhikawa:

puhina:

puhou:

puka:

pukapuka:

pukariao:

pukatea or puketea:

pukio:

pukupuku:

punawaru:

punaweta:

puniu:

punui:

pungai:

purei or pureirei or purekireki:

puriri:

putaputaweta or putaweta:

puwatawata:

puwha:

puwhakahara:

puwhara or puwharawhara:

puwharetaiko:

puwhaureroa:

rahurahu:

ramarama:

rangiora:

raoriki:

rarahu, rarauhe:

rarotawake:

rata:

rata-piki:

rauaruhe

rauhuia:

rauiri:

raukatauri:

raukawa:

raukumara:

raumanga:

raumangu:

raumoa:

OUR NATIVE MAORI PLANTS

rauparaha:

raupeka:

raupeti:

raupo:

raupotaranga:

raurakau,

raurekau

raurenga:

rauriki:

rauroroa:

rautahi:

rautao:

rautawhiri:

rautini:

rauwiri:

rekoreko or remuremu:

remuroa:

rengamutu:

rengarenga:

repehia or repehina:

repehinapapa:

rereti:

rerewai:

retoreto or returetu:

reua:

rewa:

rewarewa:

rimu:

rimurehia:

ririwaka:

roeroe:

rohutu:

roi:

roniu:

rongotainui:

rororo:

routu:

ruerueke:

runa:

taihinu:

taiko:

tainoka:

tainui:

taiore:

takahakaha

takahikahi:

takaka:

takapo:

takapou:

takawa:

tamure:

taneawai:

tanekaha:

tangeao or tangeo:

tanguru:

taniwhaniwha:

tapairu:

tapatapauma

tapia:

tapitapi:

tapuwae kotuku:

tara-a-Maui:

taraheke:

taraire:

tarakoi:

tarakupenga:

taramea:

taramoa:

taranui:

taranga:

tarangahape:

tarangarara:

taraonga,

taraongaonga:

tarapapa:

tarata:

tarawera:

taritari awha:

taro:

tataka:

tatangi:

tataraheke:.

tataramoa:

tauhinu:

tauhinu-korokio,

taumingi:

taunoka:

tauparapara:

taupata:

taupuka:

taurepo:

tawa:

tawai:

tawaiwai:

tawao:

tawapou:

tawari:

tawatawa:

taweke:

taweku:

tawiniwini:

tawhai:

tawhairaunui:

tawhairauriki:

tawhara:

tawheowheo:

tawhero:

tawhiri:

tawhiri karo:

tawhiwhi:

tete:

teteaweka

tete-kura:

teure:

ti:

ti awe:

tihore:

tika:

ti kapu:

ti kauka:

ti koraha:

ti kouka:

tikumu:

ti kupenga,

ti matuku-tai:

ti ngahere:

tio:

ti papa:

ti parae:

tipau:

ti pore:

ti pua, ti rakau:

ti rauriki:

tirawa:

tirori:

titirangi:

ti toi:

titoki, titongi:

titoonewai:

ti torere:

ti whanake:

toatoa:

toetoe:

toetoe hunangamoho:

toetoe kakaho:

toetoe kiwi:

toetoe mata:

Gahnia lacera

toetoe mokoro:

toetoe ngaungau:

toetoe rakau:

toetoe rautahi:

toetoe tara-ngarara:

toetoe tuhara:

toetoe upoko-tangata,

toetoe whatumanu

or whatu-pakau:

toheraoa:

tohetaka,

tohetake,

tohetea:

toi:

tope:

topitopi:

toro:

toroheke:

toromiro:

toropapa:

toroputa:

tororaro:

torotoro:

totara:

totara kiri kotukutuku:

totara papa,

totara parae,

totara tahuna:

totoroene,

totorowene:

totorowhiti:

towai:

tuakura:

tuhara:

tuhuhi:

tuhui:

tukauki:

tukirunga:

tukorehu:

tumatakuru:

tumingi:

tuokura:

tupakihi:

tupare:

tupari:

tupari maunga:

tupere:

tupurupuru:

turepo:

turikakoa:

turikoka:

turukio:

turutu:

tutae-ikamoana:

tutae-kahu,

tutae-kaka:

tutae-kereru:

tutae-kiore:

tutae-koau:

tutae-kuri:

tutoke:

tutu:

tutu-heuheu:

tutukiwi:

tutumako:

tutunawai:

tutu-papa:

tuturi:

uhi or uwhi

uhi perei:

upokonui-a-ura,

upoko-o-te-ura:

upokotangata:

ureure:

uruuruwhenua:

uwhi:

uwhi para:

waekahu:

waekura:

waewae-kaka,

waewae-kotuku,

waewaematuku:

waewae-koukou:

wahu:

waikure:

waiu-atua:

waiu-o-Kahukura:

waoriki:

wawa:

wekeweke:

wenewene:

whakapiopio:

whakataka:

whakatangitangi:

whakou:

whawhakou:

whanake:

whangewhange:

wharangi:

wharangi kura:

wharangi-piro:

whararahi:

wharariki:

wharawhara:

whareatua:

wharekohu:

wharengarara:

wharewhareatua:

whatitiri:

whau:

whauama:

whaupaku:

whauwhau:

whauwhaupaku:

whauwhi:

whawhakou:

whe:

wheki:

wheki-kohunga,

wheki-ponga:

wheuhi:

whinau:

whinau-puka:

whiri o Raukatauri:

wi:

wi kura:

wiwi:

Crop plants and weeds introduced by settlers are not included here. Plants cultivated in pre-European times, like taro, gourd and sweet potato, are but only to the terms most generally applied to them. The plant species mentioned are of special importance to Maori and are known under different names consisting of several words, with or without hyphens and some descriptive phrases are used rather than true names.  A lot of these plants have been utilized in recipes in this website and some are huge favorites still used today

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SUMMARY

Kia ora whanau, the names of our plants and tree's are placed here for your reference.  Many of them will be used in video  demonstrations in other sections of this website to demonstrate how they are picked, harvested, prepared, cooked and served at the table by whanau. Many people have contributed to this kaupapa and many more will be added in the future. If you want to contribute to our work please leave your comments in our guest booked at the top of this page. I'm sure many whanau will appreciate it.

This list is not final because there are other names not on this list that other Iwi know some of these plants by. Why because some

whanau refused to part with their knowledge and held this knowledge within their tribal vaults. Ngai Tuhoe was notorious for this and rightly so....

Many whanau are committed to our work and their input will be shared across the website in the future. The video and audio will also include many recipes, work methods, karakia and songs relative to these plants. Nga Mihi  Click here to go to the library

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