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Story: Flax and flax working

Flaxland

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Flaxland

In its natural state, New Zealand flax often grows in boggy areas such as this South Westland swamp. Where flax is the main plant, such areas are known as flaxland.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Flax and flax working – New Zealand flax, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10378/flaxland (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 1 March 2009.