Studio sculpture oak tree vase, New Zealand ?

Studio sculpture oak tree vase, New Zealand ?
Stoneware, probably thrown & then hand sculpted, impressed mark.
There are 2 similar online, both in New Zealand.
One has same mark as this - on a bidding site ( not eBay)
Another is on a New Zealand Pottery site and is identified as Herbert Hoare - a florist and potter in the Arts Village Rotorua when it was set up in 1974. The mark on that pot looks different and is also marked - Little Village Rotorua.
Any other clues ? Seems likely it’s same era New Zealand and somehow related to H Hoare.

It looks a bit twee.