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352:. Land Information New Zealand. August 2014. Archived from
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1017:Buller River
982:Saint Arnaud
808:Upper Tākaka
773:Port Pūponga
574:Wainui Falls
569:Wainui River
544:Awaroa River
523:Tonga Island
518:Tata Islands
482:Rawhiti Cave
431:Awaroa Inlet
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1476:Moutere Inn
1399:Coast Track
1281:Lake Matiri
1233:Best Island
1228:Bell Island
1183:Tinline Bay
1173:Torrent Bay
1153:Falls River
1148:Ballon Rock
1095:Tākaka Hill
1027:Hope Saddle
1012:Brown River
875:Brightwater
839:Kaiteriteri
763:Patons Rock
728:East Tākaka
723:Collingwood
549:Falls River
503:Ballon Rock
446:Tinline Bay
230:Ballon Rock
158:Torrent Bay
129: /
117:173°03′11″E
104:Coordinates
97:New Zealand
77:Torrent Bay
24:Torrent Bay
1707:Tasman Bay
1686:Categories
1587:Government
1481:Mussel Inn
1296:Mount Owen
1220:Tasman Bay
1110:Wainui Bay
803:Tata Beach
585:Structures
461:Wainui Bay
360:7 November
251:References
114:40°56′49″S
1198:Tōtaranui
972:Murchison
925:Woodstock
920:Wakefield
900:Ngātīmoti
783:Rockville
738:Ligar Bay
456:Tōtaranui
154:Rākauroa
1553:Tophouse
1409:Monument
992:Tophouse
987:Tapawera
956:Richmond
934:Richmond
905:Ruby Bay
885:Dovedale
834:Brooklyn
798:Tarakohe
758:Parapara
743:Motupipi
733:Ferntown
685:Richmond
207:Rākauroa
89:Location
31:Rākauroa
1644:Schools
1594:Council
977:Rotoroa
946:Appleby
854:Motueka
849:Mārahau
827:Motueka
818:Waitapu
813:Waikato
788:Seaford
778:Pūponga
753:Pākawau
748:Onekaka
718:Clifton
713:Bainham
491:Islands
302:30 June
214:Gallery
179:Motueka
168:History
910:Tasman
890:Mahana
880:Bronte
859:Riwaka
793:Tākaka
768:Pōhara
708:Aorere
532:Rivers
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277:3 July
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1599:Mayor
1208:Falls
895:Māpua
470:Caves
184:Lodge
38:Māori
951:Hope
681:Seat
362:2015
330:ISBN
304:2020
279:2020
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