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1236:Kopu Bridge
1190:Mercury Bay
1160:Castle Rock
981:Ngarimu Bay
954:Thames Ward
925:Rings Beach
920:Otama Beach
885:Cooks Beach
859:Kennedy Bay
810:New Zealand
764: /
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1348:Categories
1290:Government
1049:Whangamata
966:Kauaeranga
940:Whenuakite
935:Whangapoua
930:Te Rerenga
869:Motutakapu
854:Coromandel
586:References
231:Browns Bay
219:article).
80:Designated
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910:Matarangi
694:Inset to
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976:Matatoki
961:Hikutaia
905:Kūaotunu
890:Coroglen
849:Colville
752:175°25′E
612:25 April
573:(44.04)
225:such as
161:Auckland
48:Location
1092:Islands
1070:Pauanui
1039:Onemana
1001:Te Puru
996:Te Mata
749:37°00′S
677:30 June
571:1,118.4
568:(2.63)
563:(2.55)
558:(2.84)
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209:Miranda
150:taniwha
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1065:Hikuai
1016:Waiomu
1006:Thames
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864:Manaia
823:Thames
731:20 May
727:. NIWA
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605:Ramsar
254:Month
223:Whales
193:waders
169:graben
142:Tikapa
135:Thames
127:Waihou
1302:Mayor
895:Hahei
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123:firth
111:Māori
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971:Kopu
819:Seat
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679:2011
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614:2018
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