Kōrero: Natural environment

Ko te rohe o Te Wairau kei te raki o Te Wai Pounamu; he rohe maroke tēnei ka whitia e te rā. I ngā tau ki mua, ko te pāmu hipi anake te ahuwhenua ki tēnei rohe. Heoi, i te tekau tau atu i 1970, ka whakatōkia he kerepi ki ngā raorao parahua o Te Wairau. Ka makuru te tipu o ngā kerepi o ngā momo chardonnay me sauvignon blanc. Ka tipu te mahi wāina ki Te Wairau, kātahi ka hōrapa ki ētahi atu rohe i ngā tekau tau o 1980, o 1990, me kī, ki te puku o Ōtākou, Te Wairarapa me Waitaha.