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Story: Kōhatu – Māori use of stone

Plaggen soil

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Plaggen soil

Plaggen soils (top) have had sand and gravel added to them. This was done to make them lighter, and to improve drainage. In this image, river silt lies below.

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by Bruce McFadgen

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Phil Moore and Bruce McFadgen, Kōhatu – Māori use of stone – Other uses for stone, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/8886/plaggen-soil (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Phil Moore and Bruce McFadgen, published 2 March 2009.