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1514:Wilson River
1509:Wilmot River
1494:Wapiti River
1489:Walker River
1464:Tūtoko River
1454:Thurso River
1449:Talbot River
1424:Rooney River
1389:Newton River
1309:George River
1239:Castle River
1214:Awarua River
1209:Arthur River
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1579:Settlements
1540:Bowen Falls
1524:Wolff River
1469:Waiau River
1374:Misty River
1364:Lyvia River
1359:Light River
1354:Kaipo River
1339:Irene River
1324:Grebe River
1284:Edith River
1269:Donne River
1224:Bowen River
1163:Mount Grono
995:Lake Marian
965:Lake Fergus
924:Long Island
899:Coal Island
823:Martins Bay
583:4 September
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556:Stuff.co.nz
506:. p. 2
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211:New Zealand
172:New Zealand
134:New Zealand
130:Archipelago
117: /
93:Coordinates
35:Tau Moana (
1809:Categories
1610:Structures
1596:Port Craig
1533:Waterfalls
1439:Spey River
1434:Shag River
1409:Pyke River
1404:Pitt River
1384:Namu River
1369:Mike River
1349:Juno River
1319:Gray River
1274:Doon River
1264:Dark River
1259:Coal River
1153:Mitre Peak
1020:Lake Quill
985:Lake Innes
975:Green Lake
960:Lake Alice
797:Dagg Sound
608:13 October
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408:References
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333:since 2008
254:Resolution
249:James Cook
185:Population
1768:West Cape
1586:Manapouri
1414:Rea River
1219:Big River
1204:Aan River
1146:Mountains
970:Lake Gunn
879:Brig Rock
730:Deep Cove
710:Fiordland
340:A24 traps
321:mistletoe
301:epicentre
286:mustelids
207:Fiordland
199:Tau Moana
88:Geography
864:Bay Rock
370:See also
251:'s ship
105:166°40′E
1601:Te Anau
842:Islands
818:Big Bay
317:possums
266:cleared
102:45°40′S
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718:Fiords
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294:stoats
278:kākāpō
225:, and
948:Lakes
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327:Fauna
311:Flora
203:Māori
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811:Bays
646:ISBN
632:ISBN
610:2017
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