WAITANGI DAY QUIZ

What did the Maori use the following plants for?

Raupo (name three uses)
Poroporo
Harakeke (name four of the many uses)
Totara
Aruhe

Answers

Raupo: Rhizomes for eating, flowers for baking, leaves for roofing
Poroporo: Contraception
Harakeke: clothing, baskets, rope, disinfectant, antiseptic, fishing nets, mats etc
Totara: carving, waka
Aruhe: flour