Resurrecting Wellington's Flowers of the Underworld

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Our Changing World

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Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Dr Claire Concannon follows scientists into the bush, over rivers, back to their labs and many places in-between to cover the most fascinating research being done in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Science

Resurrecting Wellington's Flowers of the Underworld

Our Changing World

26 minutes 20 seconds

1 week ago

Resurrecting Wellington's Flowers of the Underworld

Until late 2024, nobody had seen te pua o Te Rēinga “the flower of the underworld” in the Wellington region for more than a hundred years. A chance discovery of a small struggling population has kick started a race to protect the plants and help them return.

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Learn more:

First Up interviewed Avi Holzapfel about Te Pua o Te Rēinga in 2024
In 2020, OCW looked at efforts to resurrect a transplanted population of Te Pua o Te Rēinga at Zealandia.
Graeme Atkins is also one of the driving forces behind an effort to help the ngutukākā plant return to the wild, plus the 1769 Garden – a living library of rare local East Coast native plant species.

Guests:

Graeme Atkins (Ngāti Purou, Rongomawahine)
Barrett Pistoll – Greater Wellington Regional Council
Avi Holzapfel – Department of Conservation
Rhys Mills - Ngā Manu Nature Reserve
Bart Cox – Wellington City Council

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details