This photo is of a young kaka beak planted in the damsite block.
This is one of New Zealand's handsomest plants; bright coloured flowers being uncommon amongst New Zealand flora. The flowers of the kaka beak are pollinated by birds. Fully grown, it is a many branched spreading shrub up to 2 m tall and found in the wild in the inlets of the Bay of Islands, on the coast near Thames and at Lake Waikaremoana. The vivid red to pale pink flowers, each about 8 cm long, occur in abundance on the bush from October to December. It is commonly planted in the garden for its showy flowers and attraction for birds.