Olearia angulata
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Olearia angulata is a species of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

 in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...

 family.
It is found only in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

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There are a number of references to this plant on various websites.

NZ Hebe Society article on Olearia albida var angulata
says: "Olearia albida var angulata (Olearia angulata) is an evergreen shrub or tree, which grows ... grows on cliffs, North Cape to north Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand.

NZ Plant Pics site shows good photos - including one 5 metres tall. It gives the Maori name as Tanguru.
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