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Kōrero: Wine

Te Kauwhata research vineyard

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Te Kauwhata research vineyard

For nearly a century the government ran a viticultural research station at Te Kauwhata, in the Waikato – seen here around the 1950s. Numerous varieties were trialled, and promising ones were distributed to growers in other regions.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AANR 6329 76 A 5331

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Bronwyn Dalley, Wine – Industry expansion, 1890s–1910s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/18338/te-kauwhata-research-vineyard (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Bronwyn Dalley, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.