Multimedia journalist ·Whanganui Chronicle·10 Nov, 2026 04:00 PM3 mins to readDoC workers planting Olearia gardneri with Taihape Area School students. Photo / Department of ConservationThe Taihape wilderness is thriving with Olearia gardneri thanks to the Tongariro Prison nursery.Olearia gardneri, commonly known as Gardner’s tree daisy, is a rare native flowering plant. Prisoners working in Tongariro Prison nursery have been cultivating and providing the Department of Conservation (DoC) with hundreds of Olearia gardneri to
Corrections and DoC partnership leads to rare native plant growth near Taihape
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