Deidre Brown: Uncovering the harakeke trade

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New research has revealed a surprising chapter in the history of one of our most iconic plants, the harakeke, or flax. By poring over dozens of samples of harakeke housed in the Economic Botany Collection of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London - Professor Deidre Brown can now detail the international trading routes explored by early entrepreneurs. It's a fascinating insight into the economic forces at play in the nineteenth century, and the demand for new fabrics. Mihi spoke to the University of Auckland's Deidre Brown from the school of Engineering and Design.

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