Harakeke (Paku)

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Harakeke (Paku | Small) | New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax
 
Ngā Wāhanga o te Harakeke | Parts of the Harakeke
Rito | Centre shoot, young centre leaf of the harakeke, new harakeke shoot
Awhi Rito | 2 leaves that embrace the centre shoot of the harakeke
Tūpuna | All other leaves of the harakeke.   
 
Pā Harakeke | flax bush, generations - sometimes used as a metaphor to represent the whānau
 
"He kupu whakarite te pā harakeke mō te whānau. Ko te rito i waenganui pū i te harakeke, koia tērā ko te tamaiti, ko ngā rau kei waho, ko ngā pakeke (Te Ara 2011).
The flax bush represents the family. The new leaf at its centre is the child, and leaves on the outside are older relatives." - Te Aka Māori Dictionary
 
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