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Kōrero: Farming and the environment

Native tussock grasslands

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  • 1840

    1840

  • 2002

    2002

In the mid-19th century, tussock grasslands ranged from alpine snow grass to lowland sward grass. By the start of the 21st century, a large proportion had been converted to farmland, with native grasses replaced by introduced pasture species.

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Julia Haggerty rāua ko Hugh Campbell, Farming and the environment – Early changes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/17882/native-tussock-grasslands (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Julia Haggerty rāua ko Hugh Campbell, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.