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2103:North Island
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1371:Porters Pass
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852:(Lunns Road)
806:SH 73 begins
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752:Destinations
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510:Bealey River
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476:Otira Rivers
468:Midland Line
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398:Otira Tunnel
394:Midland Line
391:
359:MΔori people
356:
343:Porters Pass
319:Christchurch
312:South Island
307:
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228:Christchurch
168:Dillmanstown
160:destinations
18:
1725:Taipo River
1673:Rocky Creek
1603:Otira River
1585:Otira River
1524:Rough Creek
1364:β Bridge #1
1361:Kowai River
1345:Springfield
1105:West Melton
831:City Centre
718:if you can.
592:West Melton
557:Springfield
553:Kowai River
545:Lake Lyndon
410:Springfield
335:Springfield
220:West Melton
196:Springfield
152:New Zealand
2676:Categories
1929:NZ Gazette
1827:References
1807:SH 73 ends
1695:Stillwater
1292:Mount Hutt
1270:Waddington
1254:Mount Hutt
1250:SH 77
1221:, Timaru (
1145:, Timaru (
1078:Waddington
827:SH 76
797:SH 76
784:SH 75
295:SH 74
280:SH 71
204:Waddington
125:SH 76
116:SH 75
1796:SH 6
1779:SH 6
1711:Turiwhate
1699:Greymouth
1300:Ashburton
1262:Ashburton
1158:Aylesbury
1143:Rolleston
1059:Templeton
1029:Yaldhurst
1013:SH 1
998:SH 1
898:Riccarton
835:Lyttelton
765:Middelton
633:(SH 76).
612:Riccarton
600:Yaldhurst
588:Aylesbury
448:Greymouth
224:Yaldhurst
216:Aylesbury
200:Sheffield
97:SH 6
2042:National
1815:See also
1800:Westport
1783:Hokitika
1781:south β
1643:Jacksons
1336:Amberley
1332:Rangiora
1204:Darfield
1015:north β
960:Avonhead
890:Sockburn
743:Location
616:Avonhead
580:Darfield
522:Grasmere
505:nearby.
464:Jacksons
422:Arthur's
375:Hokitika
329:via the
327:Hokitika
208:Darfield
172:Jacksons
143:Location
1745:Bridge
1675:Bridge
1296:Methven
1258:Methven
1172:Burnham
1097:Hei Hei
1017:Belfast
979:Russley
526:Pearson
472:Aickens
418:Porters
363:pounamu
353:History
158:Primary
148:Country
66:Tourist
2585:SH 73A
2565:SH 57A
2555:SH 50A
2550:SH 49A
2545:SH 47A
2525:SH 15A
1935:7 July
1909:13 May
1888:13 May
1867:29 May
1841:
1451:Bealey
1328:Oxford
1219:Rakaia
1182:Kirwee
1021:Picton
894:Hornby
801:Timaru
788:Akaroa
755:Notes
584:Kirwee
466:, the
456:Kumara
414:Kumara
212:Kirwee
184:Bealey
164:Kumara
68:routes
58:Length
2600:SH 92
2595:SH 91
2590:SH 89
2580:SH 72
2575:SH 70
2570:SH 61
2560:SH 52
2540:SH 40
2535:SH 36
2530:SH 17
2520:SH 15
2515:SH 2B
2510:SH 2A
2505:SH 1F
2500:SH 1A
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2469:SH 96
2464:SH 95
2459:SH 94
2454:SH 93
2449:SH 90
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2241:SH 39
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2226:SH 36
2221:SH 35
2216:SH 34
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2206:SH 32
2201:SH 31
2186:SH 28
2181:SH 27
2176:SH 26
2166:SH 24
2161:SH 23
2156:SH 22
2151:SH 21
2141:SH 18
2136:SH 16
2131:SH 15
2126:SH 14
2121:SH 12
2116:SH 11
2111:SH 10
1691:Moana
1551:Otira
480:Otira
437:Route
430:scree
426:Otira
176:Otira
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2069:SH 5
2064:SH 4
2054:SH 2
1937:2016
1911:2016
1890:2016
1869:2010
1839:ISBN
1741:Big
1701:via
1431:Cass
934:Ilam
678:SH 1
672:and
590:and
524:and
518:Cass
420:and
412:and
345:and
323:Cass
260:List
188:Cass
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1731:197
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