The New Zealand Plant Conservation Network

This was found in the lowland hills above Wairoa East Coast NI.
Any ideas?

Another show showing the leaves

There looks to be two species here - the first photo looks like the flowering stalk of Acaena agnipila and the second pic appears to be a species of Drosera.

Acaena agnipila is also known as sheep's bur and is an exotic plant. The Drosera is a fly-catching plant and probably native (depending on the species :-) ) http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_search.aspx?scfSubmit=1&scfStart_Results=&scfFlora_Category=&scfLatin_Name=drosera&scfCommon_Name=&scfFamily_Name=&scfDistrict=&scfAncestry=&scfFlora_Structural_Class=&scfFlora_Status=

There are two different plants there, Malcolm; the second photo being a Drosera. The first one might be a weedy Plantago or Sanguisorba, but somebody else will undoubtedly know that much better.

There you go, Malcolm. Three answers simultaneously. John'll no doubt see you right with that.

Thanks all - The Acaena agnipila is a new one for me.
Apologies - I uploaded the wrong image (looking at a busy green thumbnail) - it should have been this one (which also has a drosera photobomb, but shows the leaves of the Acaena agnipila....)

The second image is Drosera auriculata - if people wanted to know

Thanks Peter - I wasn't brave enough to stick my neck out on the Drosera ;-)

There's loads of Acaena agnipila down south, Malcolm; especially in dry areas. It's a real pain when you're walking through some pasture, for obvious reasons.