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Taieri Plains
Taieri Plains
The Taieri Plain (also referred to in the plural as the Taieri Plains) is an area of fertile agricultural land to the southwest of Dunedin. The plain covers an area of some 300 square kilometres, with a maximum extent of 30 kilometres.
The Taieri Plain is the largest expanse of flat land adjacent to Dunedin. Since the 1850s settlers have farmed the plain, and much swampy land has been drained. Dairy and sheep farming dominate the agriculture of the plain.
The alluvial nature of the land means that floods are not uncommon, especially in the area around the confluence of the two rivers. Stop banks protect farmland, houses and Dunedin’s International Airport. State Highway 1 crosses parts of the plain along some of the stop banks, with the result that this stretch of road is known locally as the "flood free" highway.
To the northeast, the city of Dunedin is separated from the Taieri Plain by a range of rugged hills which are part of the crater of an extinct volcano.
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