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NGĀI TIPU TAKETAKE
indigenous plants of Aotearoa
growing nature in neighbourhoods;
your eco-region native planting guide.
plant for your
local ecosystem.
Nature and biodiversity are essential for our existence. Planting for your local environment helps to create healthy ecosystems, which provide food and resources, clean the air and water, and regulate the climate.
As kaitiaki of this land, we all have a role to play - and it begins in your backyard. Every native plant you put in the ground contributes to a healthier, more resilient environment for all.
“The biodiversity of Aotearoa, New Zealand is essential to our culture, identity, and well-being.
Our biodiversity – the whole variety
of native plants, animals, microorganisms, the genes they contain, and the ecosystems they create is unique to New Zealand and irreplaceable.”
Ministry for the Environment & Stats NZ. (2019)
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