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Irrigated land

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Irrigated land

This map shows how much land is irrigated in different regions of New Zealand. There is far more irrigation in the drier eastern areas.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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Terry Heiler, Irrigation and drainage – Regional characteristics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/19597/irrigated-land (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Terry Heiler, published 1 March 2009.