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Kōrero: Flax and flax working

Flaxland

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Flaxland

In its natural state, New Zealand flax often grows in boggy areas such as this South Westland swamp. Where flax is the main plant, such areas are known as flaxland.

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by Les Molloy

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Nancy Swarbrick, Flax and flax working – New Zealand flax, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10378/flaxland (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.