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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

Valleys and Plains

Valleys and Plains.

Of all the provinces of New Zealand, with the exception of the mountainous Westland district, Auckland is probably the least favoured in respect to plains. She is not without them, however, and there are many excellent valleys, the largest and best being the Central Waikato basin, the greater portion of which has been under cultivation and fairly close settlement for many years, and has proved fairly fertile. The Thames Valley is also fertile, and of considerable extent, and the valley of Mangonuiowae, in the Hokianga County, contains exceedingly rich alluvial soil.

The Kaingarea Plains, which stretch from the shores of Lake Taupo, in a north-north-easterly direction, to the Bay of Plenty, though the largest in the province, are mainly of pumice formation, and therefore of little present value. The plains of Poverty Bay, on the other hand, though of an area of only sixty-five miles, are very fertile and well-cultivated, and support an increasing population.