by Basil Keane
In Māori tradition, the first woman was created from the soil of the earth mother Papatūānuku, and the navigator Kupe returned to Hawaiki extolling the virtues of New Zealand soils. Māori gardeners named at least 30 types of soil, and developed methods to improve drainage for their kūmara gardens.
Main image: Hineahuone, the first woman
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