Appendix Two Smaller islands very important for their uninterrupted natural sequences from ridge top to sea floor, and relatively intact coastal communities. Freshwater low gradient stretches have the potential to support diverse native fish populations. Good access for threatened native fish species due to coastal proximity. 3. Plants Hoheria ‘tararua’ (r); Olearia solandri ; Wharangi ; Hebe ‘paviflora’ (r); Pimelea tome ntosa (r), sand spurge (r), Tupeia antarctica (r); large-leaved milktree; red mistletoe, raukawa. (r)=rare in the Marlborough Sounds, or nationally threatened. 4. Animals Powelliphanta ‘bicolor ’ (r)(e); little-spotted kiwi (r); Eastern Sounds carabid beetle (Megadrom us sp.) (r)(e); Wainuia urnula nasuta (r). ((e)=endemic to Marlborough Sounds (r)=rare in the Marlborough Sounds, or nationally threatened.) C. Priorities and Potential for Restoration Terrestrial Values Only isolated fragments exist at present. Priority to protect and connect fragments; excellent potential for regeneration of shrublands back to forest. Shrublands prone to pine invasion. Priority to restore coastal communities, and fan/alluvial communities. Maintain predator-free nature of islands, and the absence of major mammal pests from islands (eg; deer and possums from Arapawa). Freshwater Values Effects of land disturbance such as tracking and forest harvesting require management to avoid effects on water quality and fish passage. Scope and value for riparian restoration in low gradient stretches. Good potential for wetland protection and buffering. App Two - 35