We're going way down south for our regional segment tonight - to Bluff and to the story of the megaherb punui. It looks a bit like a Chatham Island forget me not, and grows to a height of two metres and tastes a wee bit like celery or cabbage. It grows wild on many of the Titi or mutton bird islands, and Stewart Island but it's a long time since it's been seen on the mainland. That's changed with a joint project between the Bluff Hill Motupohue Environment Trust, Awarua Runanga, the Department of Conservation and Southland Community Nursery - which has been led by the trust's chairperson Estelle Leask.
Members of the Bluff Hill Motupohue Environment Trust. Estelle Leask (R) Photo: Bluff Hill Motupohue Environment Trust,
