![1931 photo of whitebaiter with net on the Kaituna River, NZ](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/003/772/full/SUS_SEAS_ART_08_Working_together_to_restore_the_%C5%8Cng%C4%81toro_Maket%C5%AB_Estuary_WhitebaitingInKaitunaRiver.jpg?1674171914)
The Kaituna River and Ōngātoro/Maketū Estuary were important sources of tuna (eels), īnanga (whitebait) and other kai (food), as shown in this photo from 1931.
The Kaituna River and Ōngātoro/Maketū Estuary were important sources of tuna (eels), īnanga (whitebait) and other kai (food), as shown in this photo from 1931.