Ngā Tohuwhenua Mai Te Rangi: A New Zealand Archeology in Aerial Photographs
Gum-digging trenches on the Ahipara gumfields
Gum-digging trenches on the Ahipara gumfields
These fields were active in the 1930s. The peat with gum fragments was dug out by hand and placed in rows and then washed by machine. Wider views show the extensive system of races and water storage dams that were part of these fields.