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Yep.
Robin (Lamin8r) is correct.
Taranaki (colloquially known as 'the Naki',) could quite easily become a self-sufficient stand-alone state of Godzone.
And he's corect too about the quality of the farming land here.
When I took over my land, prior to clearing, some of the trees were rather large.
I well remember a large hollow rata in a paddock (feild) now called Ozzimandius.
I could stand inside it, with arms outstretched, and not touch either wall.
And the size of the trees the land will grow is an indication of the latent fertility of that land.
High natural fertility = big trees.
Low natural fertility = small stunted trees.
We also all have a hill in our backyards...called Mt Egmont (Taranaki,) which acts as a rain magnet; so while we get the occasional dry spell, the word 'drought' is not in our vocabulary.

And in the evenings you can step out onto the deck and listen to the banjoes...

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Originally Posted by johnboy

Yep.
Robin (Lamin8r) is correct.
Taranaki (colloquially known as 'the Naki',) could quite easily become a self-sufficient stand-alone state of Godzone.
And he's corect too about the quality of the farming land here.
When I took over my land, prior to clearing, some of the trees were rather large.
I well remember a large hollow rata in a paddock (feild) now called Ozzimandius.
I could stand inside it, with arms outstretched, and not touch either wall.
And the size of the trees the land will grow is an indication of the latent fertility of that land.
High natural fertility = big trees.
Low natural fertility = small stunted trees.
We also all have a hill in our backyards...called Mt Egmont (Taranaki,) which acts as a rain magnet; so while we get the occasional dry spell, the word 'drought' is not in our vocabulary.

And in the evenings you can step out onto the deck and listen to the banjoes...

.

And if ya have nuthin to do after a day or two of rain,,if the temperature is right,you can go outside and watch the grass grow an inch or two before you go to bed...