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566:Kahurangi National Park
513:"Oparara River fishing"
402:Powelliphanta annectens
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1094:Little Wanganui River
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986:Te Waikoropupū River
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976:Tadmor River
946:Sherry River
911:Pearse River
876:Ōnahau River
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1126:Taipō River
1084:Lewis River
1019:Allen River
956:Slate River
951:Skeet River
941:Saxon River
931:Rocky River
886:Ōtere River
821:Ellis River
816:Devil River
796:Clark River
791:Brown River
776:Baton River
409:Brown trout
343:New Zealand
296:Tributaries
278:Progression
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230:172°06′32″E
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129:New Zealand
1235:Categories
1131:Ugly River
1049:Huia River
1029:Crow River
966:Spey River
961:Snow River
891:Owen River
831:Hope River
826:Fyfe River
811:Dart River
806:Cobb River
590:Mount Owen
442:References
374:Tasman Sea
341:region of
339:West Coast
290:Tasman Sea
227:41°12′51″S
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781:Big River
573:Mountains
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