Mako Jones is the key contact person of a flax plantation (called a Pa Harakeke) at Bell Block. It’s in Ellesmere Avenue, at the end of the road, with native bush surrounding it and houses nearby. It is tucked away, only obvious if you’re with someone who knows where they are going. The Kaitiaki Pa Harakeke Group maintains the collection. Within this large stand grow nearly 50 varieties of flax native to New Zealand. The Kaitiaki Pa Harakeke Group and the New Plymouth District Council have drawn up a four-year management plan. The aims are to maintain, evaluate, use and divide the collection for use by other weavers and craftspeople.
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