Appendix 7: List of OWB – Selection Options 1 and 2

Selection Option 1: Recreation, landscape, geology, natural character and ecology value sets

“Those water bodies which contain values which: clearly ‘stand out’ and are superior when compared to the other water bodies in Tables 2 and 3; AND are consistently identified as ‘outstanding’ in published literature.” Table 29: Selection Option 1: List of OWB (recreation, landscape, geology, natural character, ecology value sets)

Wildlife Values Te Whanganui ā Orotu (Ahuriri Estuary) Tukituki River & Estuary Te Hoe River Waiau River Lake Whatumā Porangahau River & Estuary Native Fish Values Te Whanganui a Orotū (Ahuriri Estuary) Lake Rototuna and Lake Rotoroa (Kaweka Lakes) Native Plant Values Porangahau Estuary Lake Waikaremoana Lake Rotoroa and Lake Rototuna( Kaweka Lakes) Ngamatea East Swamp Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Upper Ngaruroro River Mohaka River Tutaekuri River Natural character Upper Mohaka River (above Willowflat Upper Ngaruroro River Lake Waikaremoana Ruakituri River Lake Rotoroa and Lake Rototuna (Kaweka Lakes) Ngamatea East Swamp Landscape & Geology Lake Waikaremoana Mangahouanga Stream Te Whanganui a Orotū (Ahuriri Estuary) Upper Mohaka River (above Willowflat) Upper Ngaruroro River Upper Ruakituri River (above Waitangi Falls) Recreation Lake Waikaremoana Upper Mohaka River (above Willowflat) Ruakituri River Upper Ngaruroro River (above Whanawhana0 Selection Option 1: Recreation, landscape, geology, natural character and ecology value sets

“Those water bodies which contain values which: clearly ‘stand out’ and are superior when compared to the other water bodies in Tables 2 and 3; AND/OR are of excellent quality, despite being similar to one or more water bodies in Tables 2 and 3 AND are identified as ‘outstanding’ in published literature.” Table 30: Selection Option 2: List of OWB (recreation, landscape, geology, natural character, ecology value sets)

Wildlife Values Te Whanganui ā Orotu (Ahuriri Estuary) Tukituki River & Estuary Te Hoe River Waiau River Lake Whatumā Porangahau River & Estuary Upper Ngaruroro River Lower Ngaruroro River Lake Poukawa & Pekapeka Swamp Lake Whakakī Maungawhio Lagoon Native Fish Values Te Whanganui a Orotū (Ahuriri Estuary) Lake Rototuna and Lake Rotoroa (Kaweka Lakes) Upper Ngaruroro River Lower Ngaruroro River and Waitangi Estuary Porangahau Estuary Native Plant Values Porangahau Estuary Lake Waikaremoana Lake Rotoroa and Lake Rototuna( Kaweka Lakes) Ngamatea East Swamp Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Upper Ngaruroro River Mohaka River Tutaekuri River Taruarau River Waipunga River Ruakituri River Natural character Upper Mohaka River (above Willowflat Upper Ngaruroro River Lake Waikaremoana Ruakituri River Lake Rotoroa and Lake Rototuna (Kaweka Lakes) Ngamatea East Swamp Taruarau River Landscape & Geology Lake Waikaremoana Mangahouanga Stream Te Whanganui a Orotū (Ahuriri Estuary) Upper Mohaka River (above Willowflat) Upper Ngaruroro River Upper Ruakituri River (above Waitangi Falls) Tukituki River Taruarau River Porangahau Estuary Recreation Lake Waikaremoana Upper Mohaka River (above Willowflat) Ruakituri River Upper Ngaruroro River (above Whanawhana Taruarau River Lower Ngaruroro River (below Whanawhana)