port hills ecosystems and planting guides

Kotukutuku
Ngiru-ngiru, Crest and shoulder ecosystem of summit soils

 Akeake
Jewelled gecko, foot-slope ecosystem of steep Scarborough Hill soils
Akiraho
Karearea, rocky ridge ecosystem of Rapaki soils

 Horoeka
Pipipi, rolling mid-slope ecosystem of Clifton Hill Soils

Kaikomako
Kotare, rich valley floor ecosystem.

 Kapuka
Korora, coastal inlet ecosystem of Taylors Mistake soils

Korokio
Riroriro, rocky ridge ecosystem of Cashmere Soils

 Matai
Pipiwharauroa, lush, rolling toe-slope ecosystem of Heathcote soils
Mikoikoi
Korimako, steep lower slope ecosystem of Kiwi Hill soils

 Porcupine Shrub
Common gecko, steep, rocky, bluff ecosystem of Evans Steepland soils
Silver Tussock
Common gecko, steep, rocky, bluff ecosystem of Evans Steepland soils

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