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997:Mercury Bay
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788:Ngarimu Bay
761:Thames Ward
732:Rings Beach
727:Otama Beach
692:Cooks Beach
666:Kennedy Bay
617:New Zealand
462:26 December
334:2006 census
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247:Cooks Beach
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195:New Zealand
139:Electorates
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1155:Categories
1097:Government
856:Whangamata
773:Kauaeranga
747:Whenuakite
742:Whangapoua
737:Te Rerenga
676:Motutakapu
661:Coromandel
487:25 October
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160:Government
146:Coromandel
65:36°54′44″S
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752:Whitianga
717:Matarangi
381:Education
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768:Hikutaia
712:Kūaotunu
697:Coroglen
656:Colville
371:Buddhist
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207:Coroglen
175:Postcode
113:District
899:Islands
877:Pauanui
846:Onemana
808:Te Puru
803:Te Mata
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93:Country
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872:Hikuai
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813:Thames
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