Ngā Tohuwhenua Mai Te Rangi: A New Zealand Archeology in Aerial Photographs
A pā in country which is regularly burnt near Ruātoki
A pā in country which is regularly burnt near Ruātoki
The top of the ridge has had fire through it regularly. The platform terraces of the pā are completely covered in fern as a result. The slopes to either side of the pā are reverting to forest, and the natural progress of the fire along the ridge has been halted by the steep drop of the defensive ditch and bank on the far side of the pā.