Gaultheria antipoda, tawiniwini, takapu, or snowberry is endemic to the North, South and Stewart Islands, and is found in lowland to montane forest, scrub and rocky places from 400-800m asl. It is an erect or spreading evergreen shrub, which grows up to 1–2 m tall, withbranchlets that are clad in bristly black hair, sometimes short downy hair, with round leathery, shiny leaves that have bluntly serrated edges. In November it develops lots of small, white, bell-shaped flowers from October to December, which are followed by juicy white, pinkish, or red berries that ripen from January to May.