they used flax (harakeke) and rock. It was supposed to be for weapons. Now they just use stuffing, string and wool, white plastic bags and clear tape. I've made 8 so far.
The plants they used was harakeke (maori word for Flax)
using shark oil and berries
no peole use it on roses as it is a good fertiliser
Flax is a plant that was used by early Maori to make things such as mats there is one :)
Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand. It originally meant only what is now known as the North Island, but is becoming more recognized internationally as the bilingual (English/Maori) name of New Zealand. In an 1878 Maori translation of the national anthem God Defend New Zealand, Aotearoa was used in place of New Zealand. This translation remains in use.
Pounamu was a highly prized material. It was greatly valued for its hardness and its beauty and was used by Maori to make some of their most treasured possessions including jewellery, weapons and tools.
Until the arrival the Europeans, Maori did not use or need to use a collective name for themselves. By the 1830's, they had come to use the word 'Maori' meaning 'normal' or 'natural' people.
You can find a Maori translator at the related link below.
They probably ate them. Also, when the first Maori arrived in New Zealand, there were huge birds there called moas. The Maori could easily have used moa eggshells for bowls and, or used fragments to make ornaments, like the Africans do with ostrich eggs.
Yes. The word 'kiwi' is a Maori word. It is the name the Maori use for the small flightless birds belonging to the family Apterygidae.
For defence.
Yes, you can use websites like Google Translate or Maori Dictionary for Maori sentence translation. These websites can provide you with translation of words and sentences from English to Maori and vice versa.