Pomaderris amoena or tauhinu is endemic to the Three Kings, North and South Islands. In the South Island it is generally scarce reaching its southern limit at Eyrewell Forest, Canterbury. It is usually found in coastal and lowland open shrublands, gumland scrub and in sand country, and also in rocky headlands. Occasionally found well inland in montane situations. A species virtually confined to successional vegetation types. This closely branched, softly bushy shrub will grow up to 1m tall. It has bright green leaves that are very small and narrow with a wrinkled surface, on branchlets that are quite often densely clad with white hairs. It has small pale yellow flowers from October to December. The name change has come through DNA testing that has determined that it is not closely related to Pomaderris phylicifolia, the species that is from Australia.