Story: Soils and regional land use All images & media From page 1 – Overview New Zealand vegetation cover Climate topography and soils New Zealand water deficits Boron deficiency in lucerne Response to fertiliser Blue and pink hydrangeas From page 2 – Northland Gum diggers Wharekohe soils Digging kūmara From page 3 – South Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty Market gardens, Pukekohe Ōhaupō soils Dairying on peat soils Avocado orchard Te Puke soils From page 4 – Central and western North Island Kāingaroa soil Use of pumice soils Farmer scattering magnesium Dairying in Taranaki Topdressing hill country From page 5 – Lower North Island Dannevirke soils Whanganui hill country Heretaunga orchards Horowhenua market gardens From page 6 – Northern and western South Island Awatere valley soils (1st of 2) Vineyards, Awatere valley (2nd of 2) Waimea Plains The Moutere gravels Ōkarito soils Hump-and-hollow pasture From page 7 – Eastern and southern South Island Loess blowing off a Canterbury river Irrigation circles Oversown tussock Lake Dunstan and vineyards Sheep farm, Southland
