The early introduction of potatoes
Background information on the early introduction of plants and animals to New Zealand from the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
www.teara.govt.nz/en/kai-pakeha-introduced-foods/1

Potatoes: an important crop for Māori
An overview of the value of potatoes to the early Māori economy.
www.teara.govt.nz/en/kai-pakeha-introduced-foods/2

Changes to Māori agriculture
Background information on the early success and later decline of Māori farming.
www.teara.govt.nz/en/ahuwhenua-maori-land-and-agriculture/1

Spud in a bucket project
This outlines the ‘Spud in a bucket’ programme for schools, initiated by the Tahuri Whenua (National Māori Growers’ Collective).
http://tahuriwhenua.org.nz/images/stories/spudinabucket/spudinabucket2010.pdf

A research paper on the history of taewa
A working paper from the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand providing a detailed account of the history of taewa. It covers their origins in South America to their current situation in New Zealand.
http://repository.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/11072/1195/Harris_Niha - Working Papers - res_wp299harrisg.pdf?sequence=1