Māori and kites
A DigitalNZ Story by Janice
A selection of images, articles, audio and video on the importance of kite to Māori.
Fig. 48.—A Maori kite, Bay of Islands
Victoria University of Wellington
Birdman kite
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Keeping Kites Flying - Tales from Te Papa episode 115
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
KITE FLYING. (Poverty Bay Herald, 02 November 1912)
National Library of New Zealand
Fig. 46.—A Maori kite, Rotorua (Auckland Museum)
Victoria University of Wellington
Kites and manu tukutuku: Manu tukutuku – Māori kites
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Taniwha and Dragon Festival
Radio New Zealand
Drawings of kites (for Games and Pastimes of the Maori by Elsdon Best)
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Māori kites
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Manu-aute (kite), titled 'Kimihia Te Manu Kahu'
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Kites and manu tukutuku: Types of Māori kite
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Tales from Te Papa episode 115: Keeping Kites Flying
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Hawke's Bay Matariki celebrations well-attended
Radio New Zealand
Kites Were Magic Once; Maoris Win Rotorua Carnival - (Te Ao Hou - No. 38 March 1962)
Alexander Turnbull Library
Kites and Kite Flying - Games and Pastimes of the Maori
Victoria University of Wellington
Manu Patiki - Games and Pastimes of the Maori
Victoria University of Wellington