This traditional variety of kūmara was grown on puke (mounds). The kūmara was the most important plant imported from the tropics by Māori ancestors. Of all the cultigens brought to New Zealand it grew best in the colder conditions.
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The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand - Kuratini Tuwhera
Photograph by Mike Burtenshaw
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