FARMING IN THE BAY OF PLENTY

Abstract

We are confining our definition of the Bay of Plenty to the land covered by the Tauranga, Whakatane, and Opotiki Counties. It comprises a narrow coastal strip extending from Athenree, near Katikati in the north to Cape Runaway in the south-east, and is bounded inland by low ranges of hills rising up to 1,500 ft. The topography varies from easy rolling to hilly, with two large areas of swamp, one centred on Te Puke and the other, the Rangitaiki Plains, near Whakatane