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Taputini kūmara

Description:
The Polynesian ancestors of Māori introduced a number of crops to New Zealand, but kūmara (sweet potato) was the most successful, flourishing in northern coastal areas. Kūmara came originally from South America and was being grown and eaten in the Cook Islands by 1000 CE. Taputini is thought ...
Location:
Polynesia
Format:
StillImage
Collections:
Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Contributors:
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand - Kuratini Tuwhera
Publisher:
Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga
Content partner:
Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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