Pygmy pipehorse discovered in New Zealand given Māori name in ‘world first’

Ngātiwai tribal leaders formally listed as official naming authorities for the tiny creature

is manaia pygmy pipehorse.“The naming of this taonga [treasure] is significant to Ngātiwai as we know there are stories from our tupuna about this species, but the original name has been lost as a result of the negative impacts of colonisation,” a Ngātiwai tribe kaumātua Hori Parata said.Photograph: Irene Middleton @seacologyNZ

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