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Kōrero: Grasslands

Extent of grasslands

  • 1840

    1840
  • 2002

    2002

The extent of native grasslands decreased dramatically between 1840 and 2002. This was largely the result of high-country farmers burning and grazing tussocks and converting land to pasture.

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Alan F. Mark, Grasslands – Tussock grasslands, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/13339/extent-of-grasslands (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Alan F. Mark, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.