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1747:Tōtara River
1667:Poerua River
1637:Oneone River
1602:Ngatau River
1572:Martyr River
1557:Jacobs River
1487:Harman River
1482:Hapuka River
1472:Hacket River
1442:Edison River
1437:Duncan River
1422:Donald River
1392:Clarke River
1377:Butler River
1362:Bettne River
1352:Barlow River
1290:Mount Tasman
1280:Mount Sefton
1250:Mount Graham
1204:Butler Range
1178:Lake Paringa
1168:Lake Moeraki
1148:Lake Kaniere
1081:Awarua Point
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627:Bettne River
565:Dart Glacier
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1852:Wills River
1792:Waita River
1777:Waiho River
1722:Taipo River
1702:Spoon River
1697:Smyth River
1682:Ruera River
1662:Perth River
1652:Ōtoko River
1647:Ōtira River
1627:Okuru River
1597:Mungo River
1587:Morse River
1567:Maori River
1512:Jerry River
1467:Haast River
1457:Gorge River
1432:Drake River
1412:Cropp River
1372:Burke River
1332:Adams River
1309:River flats
1255:Mount Haast
1225:Mount Adams
1188:Lake Wahapo
1143:Lake Ianthe
1133:Lake Ellery
1040:Fox Glacier
1004:Otira Gorge
971:Jackson Bay
872:Lake Sylvan
787:Young River
782:Wills River
717:Okuru River
682:Haast River
667:Drake River
647:Burke River
642:Bonar River
122:Haast River
100:Watercourse
79: /
67:169°21′55″E
54:Coordinates
1981:Categories
1762:Tuke River
1717:Styx River
1687:Ship Creek
1542:Lord River
1502:Hope River
1477:Hall River
1462:Gunn River
1447:Fork River
1357:Barn River
1285:Silberhorn
1265:La Perouse
1138:Lake Gault
950:Haast Pass
796:Waterfalls
732:Pyke River
672:Fish River
632:Blue River
601:Haast Pass
294:References
242:(karamū),
239:C. robusta
194:), māhoe (
176:), mataī (
160:Vegetation
64:44°02′17″S
1877:waterfall
1452:Fox River
1218:Mountains
1123:Abel Lake
1076:Abut Head
1069:Headlands
966:Bruce Bay
687:Joe River
511:Mountains
447:19 August
427:Q98762244
419:29806566M
380:The Press
346:17 August
321:17 August
284:The Press
1023:Glaciers
558:Glaciers
423:Wikidata
399:(2017).
258:See also
233:Coprosma
156:forest.
42:Location
1100:Islands
1325:Rivers
610:Rivers
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270:Notes
126:Haast
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