Early Māori Technology

The other day room 9 was lucky enough to have whaea Toni in the class and these were some of the things we learnt about. The early Māori Technology. Some of the things they used were harakeke (flax), pounamu (Green Stone) and much more. Whaea also told us about a bird called the moa, The moa could grow up to about 4 metre tall and went extinct because of the Maori people. Harakeke was one of the most useful things the Māori had because they could make sandals, baby beds, kites, mats and many more things. They’re so many things that the Maori could do back then that some can’t do know. The Māori people with a moko (tattoo on their faces) were hunted for it because it was like a trophy to other Māori.

Back in the day the Māori use to dig a hole in the ground to make a toilet (Long drop). The Māori people do that so the smell wouldn’t make the food smell back. Some of the other things they had were whāre (house), fire, clothing, waka and weapons. At the end of the day the class did some rāranga which is a Māori way of weaving.