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509:"Aorere/West Coast Surface Water Zone Water Quantity Data"
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535:"Golden Bay cleans up after worst flood in 150 years"
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1332:Rivers of the Tasman District
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135:Physical characteristics
1280:. You can help Knowledge by
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1347:Tasman District river stubs
1223:Opacuincola gretathunbergae
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457:"Aorere at Devils Boots"
328: • right
100:Show map of South Island
1242:Pseudowintera traversii
681:Ellis Basin cave system
599:Kahurangi National Park
488:Tasman District Council
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382:Kahurangi National Park
312: • left
267:40 km (25 mi)
72:Show map of New Zealand
541:The New Zealand Herald
291:→ Ruataniwha Inlet →
248:40.67638°S 172.66666°E
1337:Rivers of New Zealand
1127:Little Wanganui River
899:Little Waingaro River
889:Little Pokororo River
1019:Te Waikoropupū River
874:Little Boulder River
726:Lakes and reservoirs
691:Ōpārara Basin Arches
548:. 29 December 2010.
253:-40.67638; 172.66666
185:41.0269°S 172.4212°E
16:River in New Zealand
884:Little Ōnahau River
686:Honeycomb Hill Cave
280:Basin features
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1154:Roaring Lion River
934:Pariwhakaoho River
894:Little Slate River
879:Little Devil River
293:Golden Bay / Mohua
190:-41.0269; 172.4212
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1067:Gunner River
1014:Tākaka River
1009:Tadmor River
979:Sherry River
944:Pearse River
909:Ōnahau River
904:Matiri River
834:Clarke River
804:Aorere River
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738:Lake Sparrow
733:Boulder Lake
717:Scotts Beach
660:Granity Pass
613:Mount Arthur
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378:South Island
370:Aorere River
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1205:Lake Matiri
1159:Taipō River
1117:Lewis River
1052:Allen River
989:Slate River
984:Skeet River
974:Saxon River
964:Rocky River
919:Ōtere River
854:Ellis River
849:Devil River
829:Clark River
824:Brown River
809:Baton River
556:14 February
390:Collingwood
303:Tributaries
285:Progression
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239:172°40′00″E
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176:172°25′16″E
119:New Zealand
1327:Golden Bay
1321:Categories
1164:Ugly River
1082:Huia River
1062:Crow River
999:Spey River
994:Snow River
924:Owen River
864:Hope River
859:Fyfe River
844:Dart River
839:Cobb River
623:Mount Owen
518:18 January
493:18 January
468:18 January
443:References
386:Golden Bay
372:is in the
359:Waterfalls
297:Tasman Sea
272:Basin size
236:40°40′35″S
173:41°01′37″S
814:Big River
606:Mountains
550:Archived
125:District
110:Location
1248:Pūponga
418:Gallery
405:Boulder
376:of the
337:Boulder
321:Kaituna
115:Country
783:Rivers
407:, and
392:. The
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264:Length
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129:Tasman
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1142:Basin
669:Caves
345:Slate
333:Clark
206:Mouth
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558:2022
520:2024
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368:The
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