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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.

Diagram 4. Section from Hokitika to Waimakariri River mouth, showing soil in relation to parent rock topography, vegetation, temperature, and rainfall