Kōrero: Whanganui places

A can-do carrot

A can-do carrot

A huge carrot welcomes visitors to Ohakune, reflecting the importance of carrot growing to the local economy. The eruption of nearby Mt Ruapehu in 1995 led cartoonist Tom Scott to ponder another possible use for the giant vegetable.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: H-240-018
Cartoon by Tom Scott

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Diana Beaglehole, 'Whanganui places - Waimarino', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/cartoon/18971/a-can-do-carrot (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Diana Beaglehole, updated 15 Jun 2015