Introduction

The arid heart of Central Otago can look empty of life, but this video shows that if you look closer, you can find tiny alpine plants and flowers and maybe even the elusive Cromwell chafer beetle.

This video is part of the Meet the Locals series that was originally shown on TVNZ. 

In the arid heart of Central Otago the landscape looks burnt and empty of life, but if you look a bit closer you can find tiny alpine plants and flowers and even the elusive Cromwell chafer beetle.

View the Beetles and flowers video
(4 minute clip on YouTube)

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