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Story: Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia

Stone mounds

Stone mounds

These stone mounds at Pouērua, near Kaikohe, were probably used for cultivation – possibly of hue and kūmara. Mounds like these are found throughout New Zealand.

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Louise Furey. 'Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/nga-tupu-mai-i-hawaiki-plants-from-polynesia/1/3