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Kūmara capital

Kūmara capital

The principal centre of kūmara (sweet potato) production in New Zealand, Dargaville calls itself the country’s ‘kūmara capital’.

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Photograph by Shirley Williams

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Claudia Orange. 'Northland places', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/northland-places/13/4