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5 Kiekie Facts – Tasty & Useful Plant

  • Posted on May 6, 2022May 6, 2022
  • New Zealand Nature

Kiekie is one of the common plants found in native bush across New Zealand and a taonga species. Here are 5 facts about this endemic vine. The native podocarp/broadleaf forest of New Zealand appears to be a tangled mass of green, which it is. But,…

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Puawhananga – A Beautiful Spring Flower

  • Posted on November 20, 2019November 17, 2019
  • New Zealand Nature

Puawhananga or bush clematis is a beautiful splash of white flowers in the green forests of New Zealand in the spring. Here are some cool facts about this common spring flower. I spent many years living in the Rocky Mountains of the USA where spring…

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