DOC's work with shrubby tororaro

Past conservation efforts

Three populations of tororaro at Cape Campbell, Balmoral Conservation area, and Kaitorete Scientific Reserve are legally protected, with restoration planting being carried out at each site.

Lichens and Muehlenbeckia astonii on
rocks, Mana Island

Samples of plants from the North Island, Marlborough and Canterbury are in cultivation. A number of institutions have 'insurance' plantings, and several nurseries also have plants.

The tororaro is also promoted to the public as a garden plant for hedging.

Recovery Plan in action

The Department of Conservation Shrubby tororaro Recovery Plan was approved in 2000. This plan sets in place a series of steps that will promote the recovery of the tororaro. It also outlines different management options, and a work plan.

The plan also provides opportunities for consultation between the Department and tangata whenua, in recognition of the species' cultural significance to Maori.

The long-term vision of the recovery plan is to:

'Manage shrubby tororaro and promote interest in its recovery so that viable populations of the species and its associated communities are restored, self-sustaining and protected in the wild throughout the natural range of the species.'