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Otuataua Stonefields

Forest remnant & drystone wall, Otuataua Stonefields Reserve, NZ

Otuataua Stonefields Historic Reserve is a remnant of the food gardens that once covered the Auckland isthmus. Māori used stone walls to protect against wind and warm the soil.

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