DOC is working in a variety of ways to re-establish pīkao on many parts of the coastline. This includes encouraging many other groups to get involved.
Olearia hectorii grows in the eastern South Island. Find out more about where it's found, how many there are, and learn how to recognise it.
Pīkao or pīngao is a native sand-binding sedge that plays an important role in New Zealand's dune ecosystems.
Leonohebe cupressoides (formally know as Hebe cupressoides) is a threatened plant found on the eastern side of the South Island's Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o te Moana.
Pittosporum patulum is a small tree that grows up to six metres high, in sub-alpine scrub and mountain beech forest in the South Island.
Conservation - all regions