Story: Fire and agriculture
Page 7. All images & media
From page 1 - Fire and Māori agriculture
From page 2 - South Island sheep runs: tussock and scrub
From page 3 - North Island farms: bush and fern
From page 4 - Burning and erosion
From page 5 - Burning in modern agriculture
How to cite this page
Robert Peden, Fire and agriculture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/1655/media (accessed 4 June 2026).
Story by Robert Peden, published 1 March 2009.