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Motukārara Conservation Nursery
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NameMotukārara Conservation Nursery
DescriptionAt Waihora Park in Motukārara the Department of Conservation operates a nursery, display garden, ethno-botanical garden, and a resource centre. It was developed from the work of Phillip Rousham, gardener and nurseryman, who tended the Waihora Park Gardens for 47 years from 1877 - 1924.
The display garden in front of the nursery is open 24 hours and is planted with representative plantings of local plant associations found in wetlands, coastal areas and Banks Peninsula. It also has a collection of threatened plants and plants of cultural significance.
The ethno-botanical garden Nga Tipu Whakaoranga o Tutekawa has been developed as a living learning toolkit. From the time they first arrived in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Māori people depended on native plants for the necessities of life - food, firewood, shelter, clothing, and medicine. Nga Tipu Whakaoranga o Tutekawa celebrates the bonds between people and plants.
DescriptionAt Waihora Park in Motukārara the Department of Conservation operates a nursery, display garden, ethno-botanical garden, and a resource centre. It was developed from the work of Phillip Rousham, gardener and nurseryman, who tended the Waihora Park Gardens for 47 years from 1877 - 1924.The display garden in front of the nursery is open 24 hours and is planted with representative plantings of local plant associations found in wetlands, coastal areas and Banks Peninsula. It also has a collection of threatened plants and plants of cultural significance.
The ethno-botanical garden Nga Tipu Whakaoranga o Tutekawa has been developed as a living learning toolkit. From the time they first arrived in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Māori people depended on native plants for the necessities of life - food, firewood, shelter, clothing, and medicine. Nga Tipu Whakaoranga o Tutekawa celebrates the bonds between people and plants.
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PersonMr. Philip RoushamImagePhillip Rousham tending his plantsMore InformationMotukarara Conservation Nursery
ImagePhillip Rousham tending his plantsMore InformationMotukarara Conservation NurseryMotukārara Conservation Nursery. Selwyn Stories, accessed 06/04/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6086
