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Kōrero: Hauraki–Coromandel region

The drainage of the Hauraki Plains

A massive drainage operation was carried out on the swamplands of the Hauraki Plains between 1908 and 1928. This map records the stages at which drained land was released for pasture; such maps were produced each year from 1908.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: NZ Map 4334

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Paul Monin, Hauraki–Coromandel region – Drainage and dairying on the plains, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/30455/the-drainage-of-the-hauraki-plains (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paul Monin, i tāngia i te 13 December 2010, updated 1 April 2016.