TE AOTUROA. 22/09/2007

He hōtaka i tiro atu ki ngā āhua maha o ngā rākau i waenga i te waonui ā Tāne. He whakapapa he kōrero mo ētehi o ngā tamariki ā Tāne, he pāhekoheko o te mātauranga Māori me ngā kōrero pūtaiao o tauiwi.
A programme lookin at trees in our native forests, combining mātauranga Māori and western science. Te Ao Turoa explores its uses.

Swamp Maire/Maire Tawake, he uri nā Tāne rāua ko Te Pūwhakahara, he teina ā Pūriri, he tuakana a Ake. He rākau tino koeke.

He whakatauki tōna;
A proverb refers;

E kore au i ngā whare, he Maire tū wao, ma te toki i tua.
I shall not fall, I am a forest Maire, only an axe will cut me down.

Mangrove/Mānawa