Rangi Jacobs beside the last surviving karaka on Puketirau pa site in the Tirau hills. Maori brought karaka from Otaki to these hills and planted them for the berries which were part of their diet. From quite large numbers, there are now only about 25 trees remaining.
JOHN DODGSON
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Forest and Bird, Issue 269, 1 August 1993, Page 31
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49Rangi Jacobs beside the last surviving karaka on Puketirau pa site in the Tirau hills. Maori brought karaka from Otaki to these hills and planted them for the berries which were part of their diet. From quite large numbers, there are now only about 25 trees remaining. JOHN DODGSON Forest and Bird, Issue 269, 1 August 1993, Page 31
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