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Story: Soil investigation

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. First observations

  3. Early investigations and bush sickness: 1900–1930

  4. DSIR soil science: 1930–1950

  5. Golden age of soil survey: 1951–1985

  6. Changing role of soil science: 1986 onwards

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - First observations

Māori agriculture

Māori agriculture

Māori soil names

Māori soil names

Māori gardens

Māori gardens

Colonial Museum

Colonial Museum

From page 2 - Early investigations and bush sickness: 1900–1930

Soil surveyors

Soil surveyors

Hartley Travers Ferrar

Hartley Travers Ferrar (1st of 2)

Otago soil map

Otago soil map (2nd of 2)

Bush sickness

Bush sickness

Cobalt-deficient areas

Cobalt-deficient areas

From page 3 - DSIR soil science: 1930–1950

Soil Bureau headquarters

Soil Bureau headquarters

Drafting a soil map

Drafting a soil map

Harry Gibbs, soil scientist

Harry Gibbs, soil scientist

Hazards of fieldwork

Hazards of fieldwork

Charles Wright

Charles Wright

From page 4 - Golden age of soil survey: 1951–1985

Soils and teeth

Soils and teeth

‘New Zealand has soil!’

‘New Zealand has soil!’

John Walker talks about soil

John Walker talks about soil

Alan Pullar and Colin Vucetich

Alan Pullar and Colin Vucetich

Portable drilling rig

Portable drilling rig

From page 5 - Changing role of soil science: 1986 onwards

The living mantle

The living mantle

Student field trip

Student field trip

Land use map

Land use map

Computerised soil mapping

Computerised soil mapping

Learning about soils

Learning about soils

How to cite this page:

P. J. Tonkin, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/soil-investigation/media (accessed 29 March 2023)

Story by P. J. Tonkin, published 24 Sep 2007

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