Science Learning Hub logo
TopicsConceptsCitizen scienceTeacher PLDGlossary
Sign in
Image

Early Māori

1839 Engraving of a Māori whare, Pipitea Pā.

Early Māori may not have known what scientists know about the immune system today but they knew how to fight infection and diseases through the use of rongoā.

Engraving by Louis E. Ward, courtesy of The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre

Glossary

Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence
Published: 18 October 2010Size: 53.97 KB
Referencing Hub media

Explore related content

Appears inRelated resources
Climate change and impacts on biodiversity

Article

Climate change and impacts on biodiversity

Aotearoa New Zealand is home to an amazing diversity of living things, many of which are endemic – only found ...

Read more
Rongoā Māori

Article

Rongoā Māori

Rongoā is the traditional Māori healing system. Rongoā is a holistic practice that often includes using the medicinal properties of ...

Read more
Rongoā Māori

Article

Rongoā Māori

Rongoā is the traditional Māori healing system. Rongoā is a holistic practice that often includes using the medicinal properties of ...

Read more
Peter Buck studying Paratene Ngata making an eel basket.

Article

Mātauranga Māori and science

Mātauranga Māori is a modern term for the combined knowledge of Polynesian ancestors and the experiences of Māori living in ...

Read more
The science of rongoā

Article

The science of rongoā

This article tells the story of Chris Ryan, a high school student who investigated the medicinal properties of kawakawa. Chris ...

Read more

See our newsletters here.

NewsEventsAboutContact usPrivacyCopyrightHelp

The Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao is funded through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's Science in Society Initiative.

Science Learning Hub Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao © 2007-2025 The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato