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Story: Fire and agriculture

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Fire and Māori agriculture

  3. South Island sheep runs: tussock and scrub

  4. North Island farms: bush and fern

  5. Burning and erosion

  6. Burning in modern agriculture

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Fire and Māori agriculture

Forest in 1000 and 1840

Forest in 1000 and 1840

Fern garden, Mt MacKay

Fern garden, Mt MacKay

Elsdon Best's notes

Elsdon Best's notes

From page 2 - South Island sheep runs: tussock and scrub

Tussock burning, 1882

Tussock burning, 1882

Grasslands in 1840 and 2002

Grasslands in 1840 and 2002

Mesopotamia Station after burning

Mesopotamia Station after burning

Canterbury fires, 1885–86

Canterbury fires, 1885–86

From page 3 - North Island farms: bush and fern

Burning the bush, Taranaki

Burning the bush, Taranaki

Burning, Pukatore Station

Burning, Pukatore Station (1st of 3)

Remains of forest

Remains of forest (2nd of 3)

Sowing grass seed

Sowing grass seed (3rd of 3)

‘The burning region’

‘The burning region’

From page 4 - Burning and erosion

Tussock-burning, 1959

Tussock-burning, 1959

Impact of burning and grazing

Impact of burning and grazing

Castle Hill Station, 1882

Castle Hill Station, 1882 (1st of 2)

Castle Hill Station, 2005

Castle Hill Station, 2005 (2nd of 2)

Test burning

Test burning

Farming in Waitōtara valley

Farming in Waitōtara valley

From page 5 - Burning in modern agriculture

Cartoon with a message

Cartoon with a message

Spraying gorse

Spraying gorse

Burning wheat stubble

Burning wheat stubble

How to cite this page:

Robert Peden, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/fire-and-agriculture/media (accessed 3 June 2023)

Story by Robert Peden, published 24 Nov 2008

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