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921:Wainui River
906:Tonga Island
896:Tata Islands
861:Awaroa River
818:Tata Islands
808:Rawhiti Cave
788:Druggans Dam
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901:Tinline Bay
891:Torrent Bay
871:Falls River
866:Ballon Rock
813:Tākaka Hill
745:Hope Saddle
730:Brown River
593:Brightwater
557:Kaiteriteri
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446:East Tākaka
441:Collingwood
280:New Zealand
274:, south of
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164:Coordinates
1404:Categories
1305:Government
1199:Mussel Inn
1014:Mount Owen
938:Tasman Bay
828:Wainui Bay
521:Tata Beach
333:References
249:1955-09-03
247:1954-06-13
237:1876-01-29
84:newspapers
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690:Murchison
643:Woodstock
638:Wakefield
618:Ngātīmoti
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456:Ligar Bay
221:Platforms
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1271:Tophouse
1127:Monument
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705:Tapawera
674:Richmond
652:Richmond
623:Ruby Bay
603:Dovedale
552:Brooklyn
516:Tarakohe
476:Parapara
461:Motupipi
451:Ferntown
403:Richmond
321:See also
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156:Location
1362:Schools
1312:Council
695:Rotoroa
664:Appleby
572:Motueka
567:Mārahau
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536:Waitapu
531:Waikato
506:Seaford
496:Pūponga
471:Pākawau
466:Onekaka
436:Clifton
431:Bainham
293:History
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608:Mahana
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