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Student field trip

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Student field trip

In 2007, University of Waikato students examine a road cutting, with ash layers visible. The water spray enhances the detail.

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P. J. Tonkin, Soil investigation – Changing role of soil science: 1986 onwards, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/14200/student-field-trip (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by P. J. Tonkin, published 1 March 2009.