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Henry
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weighing 255 kilograms (562 lb), the first person was lowered down on 28 December 1958. Upon completion of the initial exploration, Harwoods Hole became the deepest explored cave in New
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30:
19:
1495:
1416:Heaphy Track
1384:Inland Track
1314:Lake Rotoroa
1309:Lake Rotoiti
1266:Mount Arthur
1228:Waimea Inlet
1183:Wainui River
1168:Tonga Island
1158:Tata Islands
1123:Awaroa River
1080:Tata Islands
1070:Rawhiti Cave
1059:
1050:Druggans Dam
1022:Tākaka River
1017:Ngārua Caves
997:Buller River
962:Saint Arnaud
788:Upper Tākaka
753:Port Pūponga
554:Wainui Falls
549:Wainui River
524:Awaroa River
503:Tonga Island
498:Tata Islands
462:Rawhiti Cave
456:
411:Awaroa Inlet
333:
303:. Retrieved
290:
278:. Retrieved
272:
245:. Retrieved
213:
207:
190:
165:
161:Mount Arthur
148:
117:
100:
87:South Island
82:
81:
56:South Island
29:
1456:Moutere Inn
1379:Coast Track
1261:Lake Matiri
1213:Best Island
1208:Bell Island
1163:Tinline Bay
1153:Torrent Bay
1133:Falls River
1128:Ballon Rock
1075:Tākaka Hill
1007:Hope Saddle
992:Brown River
855:Brightwater
819:Kaiteriteri
743:Patons Rock
708:East Tākaka
703:Collingwood
529:Falls River
483:Ballon Rock
426:Tinline Bay
355: /
343:172°52′10″E
305:30 November
168:East Tākaka
124:Tākaka Hill
122:systems in
1666:Categories
1567:Government
1461:Mussel Inn
1276:Mount Owen
1200:Tasman Bay
1090:Wainui Bay
783:Tata Beach
565:Structures
441:Wainui Bay
340:40°57′00″S
280:1 December
247:1 December
199:References
132:Tasman Bay
128:Golden Bay
126:, between
1178:Tōtaranui
952:Murchison
905:Woodstock
900:Wakefield
880:Ngātīmoti
763:Rockville
718:Ligar Bay
436:Tōtaranui
173:gelignite
104:sinkholes
97:Formation
76:Free fall
1533:Tophouse
1389:Monument
972:Tophouse
967:Tapawera
936:Richmond
914:Richmond
885:Ruby Bay
865:Dovedale
814:Brooklyn
778:Tarakohe
738:Parapara
723:Motupipi
713:Ferntown
665:Richmond
163:region.
52:Location
1624:Schools
1574:Council
957:Rotoroa
926:Appleby
834:Motueka
829:Mārahau
807:Motueka
798:Waitapu
793:Waikato
768:Seaford
758:Pūponga
733:Pākawau
728:Onekaka
698:Clifton
693:Bainham
471:Islands
114:History
108:calcite
73:Hazards
890:Tasman
870:Mahana
860:Bronte
839:Riwaka
773:Tākaka
748:Pōhara
688:Aorere
512:Rivers
187:Access
136:caving
63:Length
1579:Mayor
1188:Falls
875:Māpua
450:Caves
274:Stuff
181:cairn
152:winch
931:Hope
661:Seat
307:2019
282:2019
249:2019
214:Wild
130:and
120:cave
1668::
663::
298:.
271:.
257:^
240:.
222:^
643:e
636:t
629:v
389:e
382:t
375:v
309:.
284:.
251:.
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