When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...

Australian Garden History, Vol. 25, No. 4 (April/May/June 2014), pp. 6-10 (5 pages) New Zealand plants have enjoyed long popularity in Australian gardens although their use has experienced waves of ...

Forget the voting happening somewhere overseas - here in Aotearoa the winner of another hotly contested, knife-edge election has just been announced. That, however, is where the similarities end.

The Axeman’s Carnival by Catherine Chidgey – I was hesitant about a novel from a magpie’s perspective but was caught up by ...

Meridian Energy, a New Zealand energy company, has secured planning consent for its 120MW Ruakākā Solar Farm in Tai Tokerau Northland.

The council has found individuals selling cotoneaster, buddleia and an invasive succulent known as pig's ear. A commercial ...

It comes from the nectar of the flower of Leptospermum scoparium — also known as Manuka, which is only native to New Zealand. Mānuka, in fact, is a Maori word. "The plant itself is very rare.

Californian thistle is one of the most common thistle species in New Zealand. It is very troublesome in pastures because it is so difficult to control. Once a plant is established in pasture, it forms ...