Ohinetahi Bush Reserve

Researchers are looking at the recovery of the fire-ravaged Port Hills in Christchurch

Ana Teixeira at a plot in the Ohinetahi Bush Reserve. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry

Ohinetahi Bush Reserve. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry

Growth from a burnt five finger tree in the Ohinetahi Bush Reserve. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry

Ana Teixeira and David Norton in the fire damaged Ohinetahi Bush Reserve. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry

Ana Teixeira using GPS to look for her plots. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry

Burnt gorse in the Ohinetahi Bush Reserve. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry

Native bracken fern growing through burnt gorse in Ohinetahi Bush Reserve. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry

Burnt gorse in the Ohinetahi Bush Reserve. Photo: RNZ / Maja Burry

University of Canterbury ecology professor David Norton is supervising the research. Photo: Supplied

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