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Kōrero: Arable farming

Map of grain-growing areas, 2007

  • Wheat

  • Barley

  • Oats

  • Maize

This map shows the areas in New Zealand where the major grain crops are grown. Wheat, barley and oats are mainly grown east of the Southern Alps in the South Island. The main arable crop in the North Island is maize.

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Sue Zydenbos, Arable farming – Arable crops today, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/17577/map-of-grain-growing-areas-2007 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Sue Zydenbos, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.