![Photo: Melina Etches ava Māori - the veins on the leaf radiate out from the base. Photo: Melina Etches](/sites/default/files/KAVAmaoriPLANT_CKI.jpg)
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Joseph Brider the Director of the Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, who had tremendous knowledge of plants and animals passed away suddenly on Sunday...Last month, Brider delivered a presentation at the ‘Iri’iri Kapua no runga i Tuku Kaveinga Māori a te Ui Tupuna’ workshop, led by Te Puna Marama Voyaging Foundation on the origins of the Kava Māori plant.