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Kōrero: Acclimatisation

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Aute

The aute (paper mulberry) was one of several plant species brought to New Zealand by Polynesians. The others include kūmara, yams, taro, gourd, and perhaps the Pacific Island cabbage tree.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Carl Walrond, Acclimatisation – Improving upon nature, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17456/aute (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Carl Walrond, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.