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"The conservation status of all 162 known taxa of Orthoptera (wētā, crickets and grasshoppers) in Aotearoa New Zealand was reassessed using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). A list of these taxa is presented, along with a statistical summary and brief notes on the most important changes since the previous assessment. This list replaces all previous NZTCS lists for Orthoptera. In total, 18 taxa (11.1%) were assessed as being Threatened, 27 (16.7%) as At Risk, 95 (58.6%) as Not Threatened, and 5 (3.1%) as Introduced and Naturalised. A further 17 taxa (10.5%) were assessed as Data Deficient (i.e. insufficient information is available to assess their conservation status). Only 20 (12%) of the 162 documented Orthoptera taxa in Aotearoa New Zealand have not been formally described and named; however, we are aware of numerous additional entities. Also, several genera of Rhaphidophoridae, such as Neonetus and Macropathus, include species that are currently under investigation"--Page 5.