Halocarpus bidwillii or bog pine is endemic to the North, South, and Stewart Islands. In the North Island it can be found on Mount Moehau, Cape Coville on the Coromandel Peninsula southwards, then throughout the South and Stewart Islands. It is found in mountain to subalpine shrub, and as its common name suggests it can be found in peaty bogs, but it also grows in dry places where the ground is firm and stony. An erect or prostrate, closely branched shrub of 60cm up to 3m tall, it's lower branches that cane recline onto the ground and take root. The leaves on young plants are different to those on the adult plants. It has brittle wood that is of little value. Can be grown in a rock garden or in damp places.  Can be clipped to maintain shape. An area near Lake Te Anau in a scientific reserve at "The Wilderness" is an excellent example of the plant growing in stony ground. It is also common around Mount Ruapehu bogs where it grows in open stony ground, often in association with Halocarpus biformis (yellow pine). It was discovered by J.C. Bidwell.