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Māori gardens

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Māori gardens

This idealised view of a coastal Māori village, by Rozel Pharazyn, shows communal gardens on sunny slopes.

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by Rozel Pharazyn

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Maggy Wassilieff, Gardens – Māori gardens, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/18854/maori-gardens (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.