Appendix Two Freshwater quality, processes and riparian habitat is significantly compromised in some waterbodies, particularly Kaituna River. Limited native fishery values. Trout fishery present. 3. Plants Celmisia hieraciifol ia; Olearia lacunosa (r); Brachyglottis ‘Richmond’(n); hangehange; white maire (r); kowhai, swamp maire (r); orange mistletoe (r). (r)=rare in the Marlborough Sounds, or nationally threatened. (n)+ endemic to North Marlborough 4. Animals Rifleman; karearea (New Zealand falcon) (r); brown creeper; Powelliphanta ‘consobrina’(r); P.’bicolor’(r). (r)=rare in the Marlborough Sounds, or nationally threatened. C. Priorities and Potential for Restoration Terrestrial Values High restoration priority for all alluvial communities - almost regionally extinct, and remnants have doubtful long-term viability. Highly vulnerable to a wide range of threats. Potential for reintroduction of alluvial species that have become locally extinct. Potential for delta restoration to enhance estuarine margins, delta shrubland and forest communities, and whitebait spawning habitat. Lowland forest largely gone from ecosystem. Regenerating shrublands provide excellent potential for lowland forest restoration. Freshwater Values No native riparian communities remaining. Riparian restoration, including ungrazed buffer strips, a major priority in rivers, streams and drains, especially Kaituna River. Appropriate drain management needed. Maintenance of instream flows to provide for life-supporting capacity of streams as demand for irrigation water exists. App Two - 57