Mānuka, in fact, is a Maori word. "The plant itself is very rare. It's difficult to harvest because the flower is only open for 12 days, and sometimes we have to use helicopters to collect this ...

Maori tribes have controlled, cared for, and depended on the Whanganui River for more than 700 years. Puanga signals the time to plant new crops and to celebrate a time of endings and beginnings.