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Kōrero: Soils and regional land use

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Overview

New Zealand vegetation cover

New Zealand vegetation cover

Climate topography and soils

Climate topography and soils

New Zealand water deficits

New Zealand water deficits

Boron deficiency in lucerne

Boron deficiency in lucerne

Response to fertiliser

Response to fertiliser

Blue and pink hydrangeas

Blue and pink hydrangeas

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Northland

Gum diggers

Wharekohe soils

Wharekohe soils

Digging kūmara

Digging kūmara

Mai i te whārangi 3 - South Auckland, Waikato, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty

Market gardens, Pukekohe

Market gardens, Pukekohe

Ōhaupō soils

Dairying on peat soils

Dairying on peat soils

Avocado orchard

Avocado orchard

Te Puke soils

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Central and western North Island

Kāingaroa soil

Kāingaroa soil

Use of pumice soils

Use of pumice soils

Farmer scattering magnesium

Farmer scattering magnesium

Dairying in Taranaki

Dairying in Taranaki

Topdressing hill country

Topdressing hill country

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Lower North Island

Dannevirke soils

Dannevirke soils

Whanganui hill country

Whanganui hill country

Heretaunga orchards

Heretaunga orchards

Horowhenua market gardens

Horowhenua market gardens

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Northern and western South Island

Awatere valley soils

Awatere valley soils (1 o 2)

Vineyards, Awatere valley

Vineyards, Awatere valley (2 o 2)

Waimea Plains

The Moutere gravels

The Moutere gravels

Ōkarito soils

Ōkārito soils

Hump-and-hollow pasture

Hump-and-hollow pasture

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Eastern and southern South Island

Loess blowing off a Canterbury river

Loess blowing off a Canterbury river

Irrigation circles

Irrigation circles

Oversown tussock

Oversown tussock

Lake Dunstan and vineyards

Lake Dunstan and vineyards

Sheep farm, Southland

Sheep farm, Southland

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Allan Gillingham, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/soils-and-regional-land-use/media (accessed 5 May 2024)

He kōrero nā Allan Gillingham, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008