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Hae nō te repo o Travis (Travis Swamp) i Ōtautahi

Hae nō te repo o Travis (Travis Swamp) i Ōtautahi

Ka tuku e te tipu ana hae, ka pūhia e te hau kia tau ki te whenua, ngā roto me ngā repo. Mā te tango i ētahi tauira mai i ngā papa o tētahi roto, repo rānei, ka taea te āta tātari i ngā hae ka taka ki runga i ngā paparanga para. Ka titiro a Janet Wilmshurst rāua ko Matt McGlone ki ngā rerekētanga ki te āhua o ngā tipu o Aotearoa. Ko ngā tohu mai i te repo o Travis me ētahi atu wāhi kei te kī, whai muri i te rau tau atu i 1200 ki ngā tau tōmua o te rau tau 1300, ka kore ngā hae o te ngahere, kua hua kē ko ngā hae raupo me ngā hae rarauhe. Kāore e kore, nā te tangata ēnei rerekētanga nui, i tana tahutahu ahi hei whakawātea i te ngahere mō te whakatipu kūmara me te aruhe.

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Diagram by Matt McGlone and Janet Wilmshurst

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Geoff Irwin rāua ko Carl Walrond. 'Nōnahea a Aotearoa nōhia tuatahitia ai?', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 21-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/nonahea-a-aotearoa-nohia-tuatahitia-ai/4/1