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	Rata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rata is one of several species of tree native to New Zealand belonging to genus Metrosideros, the best-known species being Metrosideros robustus (Northern rata) and M.
		Rata Honey is produced predominantly from the Southern Rata (Metrosideros umbellata) on the West coast of New Zealand's South Island.
		Rata River is a river in Belarus and Ukraine, a tributary of Western Bug.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rata (159 words)

	Design Studies - Otago University
		Incensed by Rata’s failure to recite the appropriate karakia [prayers] to Täne Mahuta, atua [deity] of the forest, all of the birds and insects of the forest gather the chips of the tree and re-establish it in its former glory.
		Embarrassed by his lack of thought, Rata recites the appropriate karakia [prayers] for the removal of the tree.
		Rata and the children of Täne then work together to design and produce a beautifully carved waka [canoe].
	www.design.otago.ac.nz /te_toki_a_rata.htm (577 words)

	"Rata and the Totara Tree" by Chrissie Ward
		"Rata and the Totara Tree" by Chrissie Ward
		Before Rata was born, while he was still in his mother's womb, his father was killed and eaten by a terrible monster.
		Rata's mother told him that when she was gathering firewood in the forest she had seen a great totara tree that would make a perfect canoe.
	www.fables.org /summer04/rata.html (902 words)

	Rata Images
		Rata trees, along with the Pohutukawa, are one of the best known native trees in New Zealand.
		Rata trees have glossy dark green leaves and trunks that are often gnarled and twisted.
		Native birds such as the tui, bellbird and kaka all benefit from the presence of rata trees in the forest.
	www.virtualaustralia.com /newzealand/photos/flora/rata (179 words)

	Pharmacy, University of Otago, New Zealand
		The rata is found throughout the North and South Islands of New Zealand 1.
		Dermatological complaints: Rata bark was seeped in water to make a lotion which was applied to the affected area to treat ringworm 1, 4, 5.
		To treat toothache, rata leaves were chewed and applied to a hollow in the tooth 8.
	pharmacy.otago.ac.nz /rongoa/pages/rata.htm (407 words)

	New Zealand travel tips, visitor information and Kiwi News.
		Rata stared at the trees around him and with a start, he recognised the totora tree that he had chopped down yesterday.
		He began to lift the heavy tree and then all at once he felt it move, turn slowly, lift off the ground and then settle on the stump he had cut it from.
		Rata shut his eyes for a moment and then very slowly bent down until he was able to pick up the little creatures and lift them into the tree.
	www.kiwinewz.com /html/rataswaka.htm (741 words)

	Hawaiian Mythology: Part Two: Children of the Gods: XVIII. Wahieloa-Laka Cycle
		Rata goes overseas to Matuku's (or Whiti's) land, persuades a friendly guard to give a false call, and when Matuku comes up out of his cave before the season to bless the crops he nooses or snares him (as Maui snares the sun).
		Rata is son of Vahieroa and Maemae-a-rohi, sister of the ruling chief of North Tahiti, Tumu-nui.
		The tree he is cutting for a canoe for a voyage to the "land of moonlight" returns to its place until he rescues the bird by killing the snake [a foreign interpolation], then grateful seabirds deposit the completed canoe at his door.
	www.sacred-texts.com /pac/hm/hm20.htm (4820 words)

	Rata
		Rata led a happy and uneventful life until he became a lad and sought the company of children of his own age, when the sad fate of his parents was revealed to him.
		Rata was delighted at this promise and readily agreed to furnish all that the artisan desired.
		Rata, being told by the spirits what to do, accepted, and taking his spear with him, he was conducted by the princess into the spacious house, which was nicely furnished with beds and mats and everything for his comfort.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~dennisk/voyagingchiefs/rata.html (6654 words)

	the New Zealand rata tree
		Northern rata in flower is a magnificent sight, each branchlet producing a group of flowers with large bright scarlet stamens.
		Northern rata is one of the most distinctive trees on the ridge behind the National Wildlife Centre.
		Northern rata is found in the North and South Islands, from North Cape to Greymouth.
	www.mtbruce.org.nz /rata.htm (121 words)

	Ashwhin Balanced Living Centre supporting your green and balanced lifestyle, Oban,Argyll, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Often, it is a tree whose fruit and wealth are at the centre of the culture, e.g.
		The tree must have at least forty growth rings, it must be straight and tall and have a fork with both branches of equal length.
		The trunk of the tree of life was the axis of the mound, the centre of the universe around which the heavens revolved.
	www.ashwhin.com /treetoflife.html (4300 words)

	Tree like ratas
		The northern rata was known as the “strangler rata” for a long time because people thought that the rata squeezed the host tree to death.
		It could well be that the rata hastens the end of the host tree somewhat, after all the rata canopy shades out part of the host tree canopy, and the rata roots compete with the host tree roots for the same food and water.
		Phillip Knightbridge (1993) The regeneration ecology of northern rata (Metrosideros robusta).
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/7109/treerata.htm (1305 words)

	Polynesian Mythology: The Legend of Rata
		Rata, without delay, obeyed their orders, and as soon as he had gone they all fell to work; they were so numerous, and understood each what to do so well, that they no sooner began to adze out a canoe than it was completed.
		When they arrived there, Rata alone landed, leaving the canoe afloat and all his warriors on board; as be stole along the shore, he saw that a fire was burning on the sacred place, where the Ponaturi consulted their gods and offered sacrifices to them.
		Rata listened attentively to this incantation, until he learnt it by heart, and when he was quite sure that he knew it, he rushed suddenly upon the priests; they, surprised and ignorant of the numbers of their enemy, or whence they came, made little resistance, and were in a moment smitten and slain.
	www.sacred-texts.com /pac/grey/grey09.htm (1751 words)

	TREEFOREST
		If, any tree covered by this agreement becomes unusable for any reason within the manufacturer's control (defect), such tree or component part thereof will be replaced with a replacement part or an equivalent new Treeforest tree on the basis set forth below.
		The owner-user's obligation is to maintain and store trees within normal room temperatures when not in use and to maintain electrical components dry.
		In case of an adjustment claim, the owner-user must present the tree to an authorized Treeforest return site or store, complete and sign the customer section of the Treeforest adjustment claim form, attach to the claim form a copy of the Proof of Purchase showing the date the tree was purchased new.
	www.treeforest.com /TreeProRataAgreement.html (493 words)

	RATAS, Northern and Southern - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		These two ratas are amongst the best known of New Zealand trees because of the profuse crops of red flowers they bear, in good flowering seasons, about Christmas time.
		The northern rata is found in coastal to lower montane forests from the Three Kings to the northern part of the South Island.
		It is a remarkable tree in that it starts as an epiphyte in the crowns of tall forest trees, often rimus.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/R/RatasNorthernAndSouthern/en (508 words)

	Plant and Wildlife
		It is also known as the New Zealand Christmas Tree and is mainly found in coastal areas to about half way down the North Island.
		The Rata is another large forest tree with intense red flowers similar to the Pohutukawa.
		It is a vine that enables you to use to swing from a tree to another tree or the ground.
	members.tripod.com /wuzzels/flora-fauna-wildlife.html (917 words)

	My Visit to the Haast Rainforest
		Spiky-leafed astelia plants perched on the trunks of rimu trees, and rata vines hung down from tall kahikatea trees.
		The Kahikatea tree, which grows only in New Zealand, is related to trees that existed 100 million years ago.
		Toothaches are soothed with a concoction made from cabbage tree roots, and fevers can be lowered by drinking the oil from miro tree berries.
	teacher.scholastic.com /zealand/forest/colin.htm (644 words)

	WFT test of image display
		Starting life on the top of a tree it sends its roots down to the ground to become a huge tree in its own right.
		Rata can take on any tree and win, but it is no match for an Australian brushtail possum.
		It looks like this rata is jubilant to be one of the survivors after a successful forest recovery.
	www.waipoua.org.nz /pg_rata.htm (105 words)

	The Maoris of NZ -- Maori Legends -- Rata's Waka
		The Maoris of NZ -- Maori Legends -- Rata's Waka
		Birds were scurrying backwards and forwards, carrying leaves and twigs in their beaks, thousands of insects swarmed all over the log replacing chips and filling up the hollow.
		Rata put his arms around the tree and said, "Please forgive me, totora, I did not think I was harming you when I cut you down."
	www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Shores/9338/rata.htm (745 words)

	Tree City
		Tree City: The streets of San Francisco are lined not only with colorful characters and rich cultural history, but also with hundred of species of beautiful trees.
		In 2004, local attorney and author Mike Sullivan published the latest book on the city's trees, titled appropriately, "The Trees of San Francisco." Mike's book celebrates more than 200 landmark trees in the city and provides sidebars on San Francisco lore and tree-themed walking tours through seven neighborhoods.
		Around the corner on Carmel Street, a pair of condos is revealed as a former City firehouse.
	www.mistersf.com /high/hightreecity14.htm (139 words)

	Trees
		Trees evolved about forty million years ago, long before dinosaurs walked the earth, and they have been essential to the well-being of life on earth ever since.
		Project Crimson is a charitable conservation trust working to protect, replant and conserve the mainland pohutukawa and the tree rata, both of which are threatened by possums and the activities of people.
		They are notified when their tree has been planted and can log onto this site to monitor its progress year by year.
	www.sustainablefuture.info /SITE_Default/what_can_i_do/trees.asp (596 words)

	Rata Foundation - Why Rata?
		This is a tree that grows up to 30m tall or more, with a trunk up to 2.5m in diameter, and with beautiful crimson flowers.
		The tree usually starts as a windblown seed that becomes lodged in decaying humus and leaf litter, accumulated in a branch or trunk hollow of a large old tree.
		The base of an enormous rata tree, showing fused aerial roots and the hollow left by the decay of the original host tree.
	www.ratafoundation.org /whyrata.htm (353 words)

	Information about tui, ecology education about New Zealand tui for levels 2 to 4 of the curriculum
		Tree fuchsia is one of New Zealand's few deciduous trees, which means that it loses all of its leaves during the winter.
		A rata seed lands on a tree branch and then sends roots down the side of the host tree to the ground.
		Totara was a very important tree for Maori, who used it to make huge war canoes (waka taua) and for carving and medicine.
	www.tuitime.org.nz /info_nest/glossary.htm (2073 words)

	Pohutukawa: Metrosideros excelsa
		The crimson flowers of the northern coastal tree, Pohutukawa, blossom from late November through January.
		The photograph only shows leaves and flowers, so it could easily be confused with Rata, but the habits of these two trees are quite different.
		Rata germinates in the fork of a branch, high in a forest tree.
	nzphoto.tripod.com /stereo/macrostereo/apohutukawa.htm (360 words)

	Picton Primary School Marlborough New Zealand
		Rata wanted to make a waka (canoe) out of the biggest tree so he could go fishing.
		Rata came and could not believe his tree was standing.
		Rata was sorry and said why he wanted the tree.
	www.picton.school.nz /artfunwriting.htm (375 words)

	The Kaituna Walking Track and Rata Tree Nursery, Golden Bay, New Zealand
		Magnificent specimens of the giant northern rata tree abound in the Kaituna forest and these trees often produce a stunning floral display during the summer months.
		Pockets of nikau palm, tree fern and beech forest are to be found amongst the native bush along the track as are a wide variety of shrub ferns, orchids and fungi.
		Due to intensive possum control over the past few years the native birds are once again becoming very abundant and the birds to be seen here regularly include the kereru (pigeon), tui, bellbird, fantail, bush robin, weka, kea and native falcon.
	www.nakedpossum.com /kaituna-track.htm (391 words)

	Mission to New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Steve concluded his presentation with a New Zealand image, the rata tree.
		The rata, the new, relies on the host, on what is today.
		Over time, the natural process of life, roots descend from the young rata down the trunk of the host to reach the ground.
	www.graceway.org.nz /Mission_to_New_Zealand.html (1125 words)

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		outhern Rata is one of several species of Rata found in New Zealand but is the one that most regularly produces a honey crop, although even this honey is sometimes in very short supply.
		This area produces the purest Rata honey, very white in colour with a subtle, distinctive flavour, mild and rich - but not sweet, almost salty, considered by many to be the best of New Zealand Honeys.
		Its origins are the lowland forests of New Zealand's far north where the elegant tree's waxy white flowers prized by ancient Maori gift the bees a light yellow nectar with a lingering butterscotch flavour.
	www.airborne.co.nz /monfloralhoney.html (785 words)

	Karl Fritsch, "metrosideros robusta"
		I see parallels in my approach to jewellery and the growth of the rata tree.
		These trees start life as an epiphyte in the branches of another tree.
		Like the epiphyte rata I added my attachment in gold or silver, nestling in or on a ring and also growing over entire pieces of jewellery.
	www.fingers.co.nz /exhibitors/fritsch_ex06.htm (155 words)

	Rata
		He once rescued a heron from the jaws of a sea-serpent.
		The grateful heron, who was really an elf, shows him how to dig out a tree trunk to make a canoe.
		Article "Rata" created on 22 June 1997; last modified on 14 August 2004 (Revision 2).
	www.pantheon.org /mythica/articles/r/rata.html (59 words)

	TANAHAKA - www.tanahaka.de - Mythology Two Legends
		Yes, totora it shall be." Early the next morning Rata returned to the forest and chopped down the totora tree.
		Rata put his arms around the tree and said, "please forgive me, totora, I did not think I was harming you when I cut you down." And as he held on to the tree, he felt thousands of little legs run over his body and on to the tree trunk.
		Ask him when you want to use any of it." Rata turned to see who was speaking.
	www.tanahaka.de /myth_9.htm (1328 words)

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