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Kūmara capital

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Kūmara capital

Dargaville is the principal centre of kūmara (sweet potato) production in New Zealand.

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Claudia Orange, Northland places – Dargaville and the Northern Wairoa, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7861/kumara-capital (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.