A project to help save the critically endangered native kākābeak plant is blooming in Hawke's Bay.
The Pan Pac Environmental Trust, which provides $100,000 annually to environmental and cultural projects in Hawke's Bay, has contributed $20,000 to phase two of the RedAxe Forest Intelligence Safe Urban Havens for Kākābeak (also known as Ngutukākā) and Tui Tucker project.
The project aims to raise awareness and promote propagation of the endangered kākābeak to recover the species to promote bird life in urban areas.
According to the Department of Conservation, there are only about 150 plants known in the wild.
Project lead James Powrie said the project started as the plant is under "increasing pressure" in the wild.