Ka ora karikari aruhe, ka mate tākiri kākā (JPS 1902:70). / The digger of fern-root lives well, but the kākā snarer will have difficulties. (A whakataukī referring to the need for an occupation that brings in a reliable source of livelihood. Digging fern-root provided a regular source of ordinary food as opposed to the seasonal and less reliable supply of delicacies such as kākā.)

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