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The most common method of lighting fires was te hika ahi or the fire plow. This consisted of a flat piece of wood (usually Mahoe) and a rubbing stick (usually Kaikomako or Totara). The pointed end of the rubbing stick was rubbed vigorously along a groove in the surface of the piece of mahoe, the friction generating heat and eventually fire. Other woods that contain the seeds of fire are patete and pukatea.

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