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337:Description
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61:Native name
877:Categories
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767:Rangitīkei
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643:Mandeville
459:References
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382:endangered
321:is in the
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526:"Mataura"
513:1171-9834
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428:Kāi Tahu
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743:Waikato
658:Wyndham
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638:Garston
588:Source:
536:19 June
453:Aparima
391:History
363:braided
351:Mataura
325:of the
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118:Mataura
86:Country
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633:Athol
505:(PDF)
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408:Māori
201:Mouth
110:Athol
106:Towns
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