TY - JOUR AU - Payne, Matiu PY - 2020/10/05 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Transmitting Mātauraka Māori technologies into horticultural reality. Growing kūmara in Te Waipounamu, 2019. JF - Mahika Kai Journal JA - MK VL - 1 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.34900/mk.v1i1.1160 UR - https://journals.lincoln.ac.nz/index.php/mk/article/view/1160 SP - 37-51 AB - <p>Kūmara (sweet potato <em>Ipomoea battatas</em>) and Kauru (a sweet food made from cooked Tī trunks (<em>Cordyline sp.</em>) were symbiotic in their cultivation and preparation practises. In 1870, Hone Taare Tikao explained in great detail preparation instructions for kauru and kūmara. Tikao’s documented knowledge when complemented with pūrākau (legends) from Pōhatu pā (Flea Bay) and a waiata (traditional song) recounts kūmara cultivation technologies specific to Te Waipounamu (the South Island of New Zealand).</p> ER -