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Don’t cut the harakeke when it’s raining

Guest Post by Aroha Puketapu

This is an excerpt from our upcoming eBook and collaboration by Aroha Puketapu and Graeme (Kereama) Smith. Watch this space for more…!

When I was younger, Tapu was explained to me as ‘being sacred’. Noa, on the other hand, was explained to me as ‘being common or normal’.

When linking concepts of tapu and noa we can approach both concepts in many ways.

Common…