When it was moa on the menuSupplied As a cigarette would have us imagine it. The largest individual item on the menu for Southland Maori was the giant moa which was Southland's largest bird and the tallest bird that ever lived. A moa hunt may have been extremely hazardous with deaths and injuries from powerful kicks or they may have been docile and approachable. Various attempts have been made to depict a moa hunt. ); Plate Diving; Long Dive (underwater swimming – the winning distance was 35 yards).

Source: Stuff March 21, 2018 15:56 UTC