Pingao
Growing dune plants a challenging passion
28 Jan 2021
Each year Jo Bonner and the team at Coastlands Plant Nursery in Whakatane grow 300,000 spinifex and pingao plants for dune replanting at beaches around the North Island. Audio
Our Changing World for 28 January 2021
28 Jan 2021
Measuring the value of a community garden and the challenges of growing dune plants for restoring sand dune communities. Audio
Critter of the Week
3 Jun 2016
DoC's threatened species ambassador, Nicola Toki talks about one of her favourite native plants, Pingao (known as Pikao in the South Island) - the golden sand sedge. Audio, Gallery