Story: Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions

Rangitoto argillite

Rangitoto (D'Urville Island) was a centre for the manufacture of argillite adzes which were traded around the country in pre-European times.

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Basil Keane, 'Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions - Waenganui region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/video/23607/rangitoto-argillite (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Basil Keane, published 11 Mar 2010