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Pakihi

Pakihi is a Māori term now commonly used to describe poorly drained, infertile land. A typical example is this area at the mouth of the Wanganui River in Westland.

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Dianne Bardsley, Rural language – Sheep and dairy farming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18609/pakihi (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Dianne Bardsley, published 1 March 2009.