Story: Soil investigation All images & media From page 1 – First observations Māori agriculture Māori soil names Māori gardens Colonial Museum From page 2 – Early investigations and bush sickness: 1900–1930 Soil surveyors Hartley Travers Ferrar (1st of 2) Otago soil map (2nd of 2) Bush sickness Cobalt-deficient areas From page 3 – DSIR soil science: 1930–1950 Soil Bureau headquarters Drafting a soil map Harry Gibbs, soil scientist Hazards of fieldwork Charles Wright From page 4 – Golden age of soil survey: 1951–1985 Soils and teeth ‘New Zealand has soil!’ John Walker talks about soil Alan Pullar and Colin Vucetich Portable drilling rig From page 5 – Changing role of soil science: 1986 onwards The living mantle Student field trip Land use map Computerised soil mapping Learning about soils
