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Patearoa is the traditional Southern Māori name for the Rock and Pillar Range. Cultural artefacts typical of the Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe and Kāi Tahu iwi have been found, and indicate a long association with the area.
While hot, dry summers and harsh winters would have made life difficult for the early inhabitants, the
Strath Taieri was a mahika kai/food gathering area. Flax/harakeke and cabbage tree/tī kōuka were often planted at campsites/nohoaka for practical reasons. Sandals/paraerae could be made from the leaves of both plants, and the stem and root of the cabbage tree could be cooked and eaten.
The area was also a source of raw materials such as tikumu (Celmisia semi-cordata) and cottonwood, harvested from several sites on the range. Silcrete rock was another local resource; large blocks were split into flake knives, a feature of the Waitaha era, which were used at moa butchery sites throughout Otago.
European pastoralists began to move into the area in the mid-1800s, and were followed by the gold rush prospectors.
The construction of the Central Otago railway began in 1879 and serviced this predominantly farming district until it closed in 1990. The rail corridor opened in 2000 and became the Otago Central Rail Trail, a popular multi-day cycle trail.
From Department of Conservation (Te Papa Atawhai) Website 2017
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Patearoa is the traditional Southern Māori name for the Rock and Pillar Range. Cultural artefacts typical of the Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe and Kāi Tahu iwi have been found, and indicate a long association with the area.
While hot, dry summers and harsh winters would have made life difficult for the early inhabitants, the
Strath Taieri was a mahika kai/food gathering area. Flax/harakeke and cabbage tree/tī kōuka were often planted at campsites/nohoaka for practical reasons. Sandals/paraerae could be made from the leaves of both plants, and the stem and root of the cabbage tree could be cooked and eaten.
The area was also a source of raw materials such as tikumu (Celmisia semi-cordata) and cottonwood, harvested from several sites on the range. Silcrete rock was another local resource; large blocks were split into flake knives, a feature of the Waitaha era, which were used at moa butchery sites throughout Otago.
European pastoralists began to move into the area in the mid-1800s, and were followed by the gold rush prospectors.
The construction of the Central Otago railway began in 1879 and serviced this predominantly farming district until it closed in 1990. The rail corridor opened in 2000 and became the Otago Central Rail Trail, a popular multi-day cycle trail.
From Department of Conservation (Te Papa Atawhai) Website 2017
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