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Left: Examples of a modern variety kumara grown in Christchurch city and a warmer area of Akaroa, producing the marked difference in size caused by different growing conditions. Beneath is a 30cm ruler. Right: These finger-sized kumaras, grown in Christchurch, are of a variety far more like those cultivated by the prehistoric Maori.

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Press, 2 August 1985, Page 18

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Left: Examples of a modern variety kumara grown in Christchurch city and a warmer area of Akaroa, producing the marked difference in size caused by different growing conditions. Beneath is a 30cm ruler. Right: These finger-sized kumaras, grown in Christchurch, are of a variety far more like those cultivated by the prehistoric Maori. Press, 2 August 1985, Page 18

Left: Examples of a modern variety kumara grown in Christchurch city and a warmer area of Akaroa, producing the marked difference in size caused by different growing conditions. Beneath is a 30cm ruler. Right: These finger-sized kumaras, grown in Christchurch, are of a variety far more like those cultivated by the prehistoric Maori. Press, 2 August 1985, Page 18