Science Learning Hub logo
TopicsConceptsCitizen scienceTeacher PLDGlossary
Sign in
Image

Te pūtawa, te puku tawai

Te pūtawa (Laetiporus portentosus) fungi growing on a beech tree

Te pūtawa (Laetiporus portentosus) growing on a native beech tree.

Glossary

Rights: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Published: 15 November 2018Size: 699.55 KB
Referencing Hub media

Explore related content

Appears inRelated resources
Māori knowledge and use of fungi

Article

Māori knowledge and use of fungi

Our ancestors had extensive knowledge of fungi and multiple uses for a number of them. The uses include for kai ...

Read more
Kauri dieback and mātauranga Māori

Article

Kauri dieback and mātauranga Māori

Research led by Victoria University of Wellington’s Dr Monica Gerth in collaboration with iwi has discovered molecules from New Zealand ...

Read more
Kererū – our native pigeon

Article

Kererū – our native pigeon

The kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), also called kūkū, kūkupa, wood pigeon or simply New Zealand pigeon, is endemic and one of ...

Read more
Cover page from article: Whakaotirangi and her Kete of Kūmara

Article

Whakaotirangi and her kete of kūmara

This Connected article recounts an important story from the oral tradition of Tainui. It tells of how the iwi’s ancestor ...

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