Tecomanthe speciosa

Native to Aotearoa and one of the rarest plants in the world, the last remaining species was found on the Three Kings Islands in 1945.

Pohutukawa

Pohutukawa in full Christmas bloom.

Puriri leaf tea

Early every summer the mighty Puriri tree that covers half of my property sheds old leaves. A perfect primary ingredient for a soil amending soup.

Cladonia (Pixie Cup Lichens)

Compounds are extracted from some species to create antibiotic cream.

A New Look at John Cage and His Mushroom Obsession

Physalacria stilboidea

Found on a decaying Kapuka/Grisellinia leaf.

Tōtara

Podocarpus tōtara.

Huia House

Moss

In all its glory, Waitakare ranges.

Parataniwha (Elatostema rugosum)

Parataniwha, roughly translates to "home of the taniwha" and suggests the presence of a taniwha.