He whenua ahumāra i ngakina e ngā tīpuna, inā he whakatakoto pōhatu ki ngā tapa o ngā māra, koia hei whakamahana i te oneone, kia pai ai te tipu o ngā kai pērā i te kūmara, kāore i pai te tipu i te oneone mātao.
Horticultural land which was cultivated by the ancestors, where stones were put around the edges of the gardens in order to warm the soil, so that crops such as kūmara which did not grow well in cold soils could be grown.
pārae - level or undulating open country
pārae kōhatu
E pātata ana ki te 8,000 heketea te rahi o te māra i ngakina e ngā tīpuna i te pārae pōhatu o Ōtuataua i Tāmakimakaurau.
I hangaia he māra parehua i ngā pārae pōhatu kia mahana ake ai te oneone.
Kotahi marama pea te roanga ake o te kaupeka tipu o te tau i ngā māra o te pārae pōhatu, tērā i māra kē atu.