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    • Kūmara plants and Pātaka building, Te Parapara Garden, Hamilton
    Rights: Dr Megan Balks Published 30 June 2015, Updated 13 September 2021 Size: 6.6 MB Referencing Hub media

    Kūmara plants, growing at Te Parapara Garden. The garden takes its name from the pre-European Māori settlement that occupied the site.

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