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Kōrero: Soil investigation

Soils and teeth

Video file

Once the soil survey of the North Island was completed, in 1942, it was possible to relate soil type to other factors. This newsreel clip shows how tooth decay appeared to be related to local variations in soil type.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 53, National Film Unit, 1956

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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P. J. Tonkin, Soil investigation – Golden age of soil survey: 1951–1985, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/14194/soils-and-teeth (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā P. J. Tonkin, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.