The Brachyglottis turneri, or Manawa Kawa can only be found in 11 locations in Taranaki and a handful of places in Whanganui.

Imagine stepping into a lush garden where every plant tells a story—where medicine, tradition, and nature intertwine beneath ...

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.

Native plants in the Tongariro National Park are ... The work, funded by a Marsden Grant from the Royal Society of New Zealand, was part of broader research investigating how changes in alpine ...