Native plants

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Pikao (or Pingao) the Golden Sand Sedge

See also:

Conservation of pikao

Published:

2005

Pikao, or pingao, is vital for the preservation of New Zealand's sand dune ecosystems. Learn why and what needs to be done to protect this golden sand sedge.

Contact

DOC

Coastal Otago Area Office, +64 3 477 0677, Email: Jim Fyfe, Dean Nelson, Matt Ellison.

Dunedin City Council

+64 3 477 4000, Reserves Officer. Email: ppope@dcc.govt.nz; DCC website: dcc.govt.nz.

Yellow Eyed Penguin Trust

+64 3 479-0011.

Moponui Ecological Environmental Society

Contact Sue Heath; Purakanui Station Road, RD1 Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand. Email: natureworks@earthlight.co.nz

Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai