Ko te waikura (cera alba) he waikura māori e hangaia ana e ngā pi o te hapū Apis. Ka hangaia te waikura ki roto i ngā kōpae e waru e whakaputa ana i te waikura i roto i ngā wāhanga kopu o ngā pi kaimahi, e maka ana i roto i te kōhanga, i te kōhanga rānei. Ka kohia e ngā kaimahi kōhanga, ka whakamahia hei hanga pūtau mō te rokiroki honi me te tiaki i ngā kōhungahunga me ngā kōhungahunga i roto i te kōhanga. I te matū, ko te waikura pi te nuinga o ngā esters o ngā waikawa ngako me ngā waipiro mekameka roa.
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