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Story: Kai Pākehā – introduced foods

Growing potatoes

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Growing potatoes

Fenced potato plantations grow to the right of this fortified Māori , drawn around 1845 by Cyprian Bridge. Potato gardens quickly became a very common sight near Māori villages in the 19th century. This may have been Tāmati Wāka Nene’s at Ōkaihou.

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by Cyprian Bridge

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Hazel Petrie, Kai Pākehā – introduced foods – Pigs and potatoes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/19198/growing-potatoes (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Hazel Petrie, published 1 March 2009.