![[Island of Red: this eastern hills northern rata can be seen from the end of Birdwood Avenue, Lower Hutt.]](Rata_Birdwood.jpg "Island of Red: this eastern hills northern rata can be seen from the end of Birdwood Avenue, Lower Hutt.")
ISLAND OF RED: Like Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’s beacon in a forest of green, this eastern hills northern rata seems to be proclaiming the reclaiming of its natural range and heritage, once all of the Wellington region. It can be seen from the end of Birdwood Avenue, Lower Hutt.