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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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1303:Lake Rotoroa
1298:Lake Rotoiti
1255:Mount Arthur
1217:Waimea Inlet
1172:Wainui River
1157:Tonga Island
1147:Tata Islands
1112:Awaroa River
1069:Tata Islands
1059:Rawhiti Cave
1048:
1039:Druggans Dam
1011:Tākaka River
1006:Ngārua Caves
986:Buller River
951:Saint Arnaud
777:Upper Tākaka
742:Port Pūponga
543:Wainui Falls
538:Wainui River
513:Awaroa River
492:Tonga Island
487:Tata Islands
451:Rawhiti Cave
445:
400:Awaroa Inlet
322:
292:. Retrieved
279:
267:. Retrieved
261:
234:. Retrieved
202:
196:
179:
154:
150:Mount Arthur
137:
106:
89:
76:South Island
71:
70:
45:South Island
18:
1445:Moutere Inn
1368:Coast Track
1250:Lake Matiri
1202:Best Island
1197:Bell Island
1152:Tinline Bay
1142:Torrent Bay
1122:Falls River
1117:Ballon Rock
1064:Tākaka Hill
996:Hope Saddle
981:Brown River
844:Brightwater
808:Kaiteriteri
732:Patons Rock
697:East Tākaka
692:Collingwood
518:Falls River
472:Ballon Rock
415:Tinline Bay
344: /
332:172°52′10″E
294:30 November
157:East Tākaka
113:Tākaka Hill
111:systems in
1655:Categories
1556:Government
1450:Mussel Inn
1265:Mount Owen
1189:Tasman Bay
1079:Wainui Bay
772:Tata Beach
554:Structures
430:Wainui Bay
329:40°57′00″S
269:1 December
236:1 December
188:References
121:Tasman Bay
117:Golden Bay
115:, between
1167:Tōtaranui
941:Murchison
894:Woodstock
889:Wakefield
869:Ngātīmoti
752:Rockville
707:Ligar Bay
425:Tōtaranui
162:gelignite
93:sinkholes
86:Formation
65:Free fall
1522:Tophouse
1378:Monument
961:Tophouse
956:Tapawera
925:Richmond
903:Richmond
874:Ruby Bay
854:Dovedale
803:Brooklyn
767:Tarakohe
727:Parapara
712:Motupipi
702:Ferntown
654:Richmond
152:region.
41:Location
1613:Schools
1563:Council
946:Rotoroa
915:Appleby
823:Motueka
818:Mārahau
796:Motueka
787:Waitapu
782:Waikato
757:Seaford
747:Pūponga
722:Pākawau
717:Onekaka
687:Clifton
682:Bainham
460:Islands
103:History
97:calcite
62:Hazards
879:Tasman
859:Mahana
849:Bronte
828:Riwaka
762:Tākaka
737:Pōhara
677:Aorere
501:Rivers
176:Access
125:caving
52:Length
1568:Mayor
1177:Falls
864:Māpua
439:Caves
263:Stuff
170:cairn
141:winch
920:Hope
650:Seat
296:2019
271:2019
238:2019
203:Wild
119:and
109:cave
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