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Taieri Plain

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Taieri Plain
The Taieri Plain is the largest expanse of flat land adjacent to Dunedin. Since the 1850s settlers have farmed the plain, and much swampy land has been drained.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago places – Taieri, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22774/taieri-plain (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 19 August 2009, updated 1 July 2015.