Story: Ngā tupu mai i Hawaiki – plants from Polynesia
This rectangular rua kūmara (kūmara storage pit) has a thatched roof and an external drain to the right of the roof. Some pits also had an internal drain which exited through a short tunnel. The kete (baskets) of kūmara are stored on shelves inside.
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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Reference: Helen Leach, 1,000 years of gardening in New Zealand. Wellington: Reed Publishing, 1984, p. 36
Artwork by Nancy Tichborne
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