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1094:Auckland
1004:Archived
987:leaflet
941:archived
907:See also
785:with no
775:unsealed
756:motorway
737:motorway
116:Location
96:Waitati
1348:Viaduct
1306:Penlink
877:with a
875:Waitati
869:Waitati
822:values.
783:bridges
766:rules.
748:highway
712:Waitati
203:Dunedin
121:Country
106:Dunedin
79:Existed
991:, 2004
277:Notes
267:Point
71:Length
1320:Major
217:Route
1346:and
1039:2011
861:and
762:and
209:and
191:SH 1
157:List
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239:KML
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