The scale of soil erosion is evident in this image of hill country at Matanui station, 40 km inland from Tokomaru Bay, in 1973.
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Tairawhiti Museum, Te Whare Taonga O Te Tairawhiti
Reference:
524-8Nii
Permission of Tairawhiti Museum, PO Box 716, Gisborne, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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