Story: Kai Pākehā – introduced foods

Growing potatoes

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 pā at Ōkaihou.

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Hazel Petrie, 'Kai Pākehā – introduced foods - Pigs and potatoes', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/artwork/19198/growing-potatoes (accessed 29 March 2024)

Story by Hazel Petrie, published 24 Nov 2008