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Kōrero: Soil investigation

Māori gardens

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Māori gardens

The Ōtuataua stonefields historic reserve, near Auckland, includes Māori gardens (the grassy areas) on fertile volcanic soils. The stone wall was built later by European farmers.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Council

by Ian Lawlor

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

P. J. Tonkin, Soil investigation – First observations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/14181/maori-gardens (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā P. J. Tonkin, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.