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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 150, 27 June 1934, Page 12

Raid on Lampreys Lamprey eels are appearing In Taranaki streams, and Maoris and others have already made catches, spates a New Plymouth daily. Despite the rough weather on Tuesday night and a much swollen river, several Maori* attended the weir on the Wawahaiko River at Fitzroy and obtained a good bag of lampreys. The eels have a peculiar mouth, with whicii they attach themselves to stones and other obstacles. The heavy floocr on Tuesday evening washed the lampreys to the side of the stream, where they were captured. This necessitated some wading on the part, of the fishermen, ropes being passed round the waist fc-r safetv. One party obtained about 50 fish, 'which was a good reward for braving the cold and the wet. The Maori name for the Kmprey is piharau, and in the old days, large numbers of this edible fish were caught, smoked and stored for special occasions.

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