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Kayakers have been flying ("heli-boating") up the Perth for a number of years. The normal rafting put-in at Five-Finger stream gives a nice class III-IV run with one amazing gorge. By flying up to Scone Hut, the trip becomes one of the best IV-V runs on the coast. More recently paddlers have been
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Invasive Predators Ltd (ZIP) established a pest control programme in the Perth River Valley in 2015. The programme has effectively eradicated all pest in the valley.
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The Perth River valley track is an advanced tramping route along the valley. The full out and back route takes three or more days and provides access to a large area of
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16:River in New Zealand
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1032:Ngatau River
1002:Martyr River
987:Jacobs River
917:Harman River
912:Hapuka River
902:Hacket River
872:Edison River
867:Duncan River
852:Donald River
822:Clarke River
807:Butler River
792:Bettne River
782:Barlow River
720:Mount Tasman
710:Mount Sefton
680:Mount Graham
634:Butler Range
608:Lake Paringa
598:Lake Moeraki
578:Lake Kaniere
511:Awarua Point
375:Copland Pass
304:. Retrieved
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1282:Wills River
1222:Waita River
1207:Waiho River
1152:Taipo River
1132:Spoon River
1127:Smyth River
1112:Ruera River
1092:Perth River
1082:Ōtoko River
1077:Ōtira River
1057:Okuru River
1027:Mungo River
1017:Morse River
997:Maori River
942:Jerry River
897:Haast River
887:Gorge River
862:Drake River
842:Cropp River
802:Burke River
762:Adams River
739:River flats
685:Mount Haast
655:Mount Adams
618:Lake Wahapo
573:Lake Ianthe
563:Lake Ellery
470:Fox Glacier
434:Otira Gorge
401:Jackson Bay
306:22 February
278:22 February
202:New Zealand
186:Perth River
163:Tributaries
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70:New Zealand
24:Perth River
1297:Categories
1192:Tuke River
1147:Styx River
1117:Ship Creek
972:Lord River
932:Hope River
907:Hall River
892:Gunn River
877:Fork River
787:Barn River
715:Silberhorn
695:La Perouse
568:Lake Gault
380:Haast Pass
255:References
227:Recreation
218:whitewater
200:region of
198:West Coast
882:Fox River
648:Mountains
553:Abel Lake
506:Abut Head
499:Headlands
396:Bruce Bay
210:Abel Lake
453:Glaciers
133:170°27′E
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41:Location
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221:rafters
196:in the
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