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Kōrero: Oneone – soils

He māra kūmara pea

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Possible kūmara gardens

Ko te āhua nei he māra kūmara tahito ēnei porowhita kirikiri kei te rohe o Waikato. Ka keria he rua ki te oneone, ka whakawhenumi ki te kirikiri, ka ahuahu kia pai ai te whakatipu kūmara. E ai ki ngā taunakitanga pūtaiao, nō te rau tau atu i 1500 mahia ai, ā, ka rite te takoto o ēnei rua ki te rima kei te whangaono (dice).

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Private collection

by Warren Gumbley

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Oneone – soils – Uses of soil, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19112/he-mara-kumara-pea (accessed 1 July 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 2 February 2010.