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(Proposal) A Translocation Plan for Thelymitra mathewsii on Matakohe/Limestone Island. (In addition to an already existing island restoration plan on Matakohe/Limestone Island). Written and researched by Introduction. Historically, conservation in New Zealand has been focused on the protection of individual species. This has involved the removal of threatened species from seriously affected areas. As recently as the early 1990s conservation was still largely species focused. While protection plans for individual species are still invaluable as conservation tools, and are often the only solution for species that are under extreme threat and face certain demise, the ecosystems that contained those species are coming under increased pressure and attack from all quarters. This is especially so from introduced pests and weeds. Experts in the conservation field in earlier times became increasingly aware that restoration of degraded mainland sites and offshore islands was in fact quite an achievable goal. These understandings were gained from research surrounding the management plan for Kokako at Mapara which had adopted more intensive pest control programmes. Results