Manawatu-Wanganui

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   Spotless crake Porzana tabuensis tabuensis

   • Species group: Wetland birds
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: Throughout New Zealand, but rarely reported in the South Island
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   Streamside tree daisy Olearia cheesemanii

   • Species group: Shrubs
   • Threat category: At Risk: Naturally Uncommon
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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   Striped skink Oligosoma striatum-done

   • Species group: Lizards
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: A widespread species with many populations yet to be discovered. Known from Auckland, Bay of Plenty, King Country, and Taranaki
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4. Stuckenia pectinata

   • Species group: Aquatic herbs
   • Threat category: At Risk: Naturally Uncommon
   • Distribution: North and South Islands
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   Swamp buttercup Ranunculus macropus

   • Species group: Dicot herbs
   • Threat category: Data deficient
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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6. Swamp greenhood Pterostylis micromega

   • Species group: Orchids
   • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Endangered
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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   Swamp nettle Urtica perconfusa

   • Species group: Dicot herbs
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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   Teucridium parvifolium

   • Species group: Shrubs
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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   Torrentfish Cheimarrichthys fosteri

   • Species group: Fish
   • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
   • Distribution: Widespread.
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10. Turner’s kohuhu Pittosporum turneri

    • Species group: Trees
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
    • Distribution: Central North Island
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    White heron Ardea modesta

    • Species group: Wetland birds
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Critical
    • Distribution: Only breeds in one colony at Okarito, then disperses New Zealand-wide
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    White mistletoe Tupeia antarctica

    • Species group: Parasitic plants
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: North Island and South Island
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    White-fronted tern Sterna striata striata

    • Species group: Coastal birds
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Coastally throughout New Zealand
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14. Whitehead Mohoua albicilla

    • Species group: Forest birds
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: Found in the North Island. On the mainland, patchily distributed from Waikato southwards. Introduced to a number of island locations north of Waikato, including one fenced mainland sanctuary.
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    Wood rose Dactylanthus taylorii

    • Species group: Parasitic plants
    • Threat category: Threatened: Nationally Vulnerable
    • Distribution: North Island
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    Yellow mistletoe Alepis flavida

    • Species group: Parasitic plants
    • Threat category: At Risk: Declining
    • Distribution: North Island (uncommon) and South Island
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