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Ngāi Tahu Mahinga Kai is a lifestyle series featuring 12 ten minute episodes filmed in the stunning landscape of Te Waipounamu. It captures the stories and essence of traditional food gathering practices passed down through the generations.
The series offers a window into the lives of Ngāi Tahu whānau carrying on the food gathering traditions of their ancestors – from tūna and pātiki on the east coast, medicinal rongoā plants in the north and kanakana in the far south. Through our characters we explore the evolution of the practice – its past, present and future and we learn about the species and their natural environment.
Watch series here: Mahinga Kai
Stevie Blair releasing tagged kanakana.
While many people recognise kanakana as a taonga species, little is actually known about them including their spawning and migration habits.
“Kanakana have been around since before the dinosaurs – with fossil records from 450 million years ago – yet we still know very little about them,” says Dr Jane Kitson. “They migrate at night, are very difficult to monitor and are a nationally vulnerable threatened species that we are at risk of losing,“ she says.
The understanding to date is that adult kanakana migrate into Southland rivers from the ocean at this time of year. Then they remain in the rivers for around 15 months before they spawn.
Steph Blair, Waikawa whānau member and Tangata Tiaki, says that kanakana are intertwined in our whakapapa. “Kanakana feed our souls and keeps the memory of our Tupuna alive,” says Steph. “Kanakana are taonga and a kai that have fed our tīpuna for generations and we need to do everything we can to ensure we protect kanakana for future generations,” she says.
