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Assessing harakeke at Dunedin Botanic Garden

Scientist and harakeke flax plants at Dunedin Botanic Gardens.

Dr Bronwyn Lowe assesses one of the plants in the harakeke collection at the Dunedin Botanic Garden. The collection was gifted to the Garden over 100 years ago and is a taonga for the Kāi Tahu iwi.

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