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1133:Ōtoko River
1128:Ōtira River
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1078:Mungo River
1068:Morse River
1048:Maori River
993:Jerry River
948:Haast River
938:Gorge River
913:Drake River
893:Cropp River
853:Burke River
813:Adams River
790:River flats
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669:Lake Wahapo
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209:during the
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1243:Tuke River
1198:Styx River
1168:Ship Creek
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983:Hope River
958:Hall River
943:Gunn River
928:Fork River
838:Barn River
766:Silberhorn
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431:Haast Pass
229:References
223:shipwrecks
142:Tasman Sea
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