Kōrero: Marlborough region

Salt production at Lake Grassmere

Salt has been produced commercially at Lake Grassmere/Kāpara Te Hau since 1952. The site provides about half of New Zealand’s salt requirements. This video shows how the salt is extracted from salt water.

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TVNZ Television New Zealand
Reference: Taste New Zealand [videorecording]. Auckland: Television New Zealand, 1993.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Malcolm McKinnon, 'Marlborough region - Extractive industries', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/video/31773/salt-production-at-lake-grassmere (accessed 20 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Malcolm McKinnon, updated 1 Nov 2016