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    The Wairau River is one of the longest rivers in New Zealand's South Island. It flows for 170 kilometres (110 mi) from the Spenser Mountains (a northern...
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  • Wairau Bar, a gravel bar formed where the Wairau River meets the sea in Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, New Zealand Wairau Fault, an active fault in the northeastern...
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  • Wye River is a minor river in the northeast of the South Island of New Zealand. It feeds into the Wairau River. A single lane Truss Bridge carries traffic...
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    The Ōpaoa River, formerly called the Opawa River, is in the Marlborough region of the South Island of New Zealand. It begins in the Wairau valley where...
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    Wairau Valley is the valley of the Wairau River in Marlborough, New Zealand and also the name of the main settlement in the upper valley. State Highway...
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    Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the east. Picton is 22 km to the north, and Blenheim is...
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    The Wairau Bar, or Te Pokohiwi, is a 19-hectare (47-acre) gravel bar formed where the Wairau River meets the sea in Cloudy Bay, Marlborough, north-eastern...
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    small town in Marlborough, New Zealand, close to the south bank of the Wairau River. It is located on State Highway 6, 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Blenheim...
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  • The Branch River is a river in the Marlborough Region of New Zealand. It is a tributary of the Wairau River, flowing north for 30 kilometres (19 mi) to...
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    Rapaura (redirect from Lower Wairau)
    Rapaura is a locality northwest of Blenheim, New Zealand. The Wairau River flows past to the north. Spring Creek lies to the east. Rapaura consists of...
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    The Wairau Valley is the flood plain and valley floor of the Wairau River, around the town of Blenheim, with deep alluvial gravel soils and river terraces...
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  • South Island's Marlborough Region and is a major tributary of the Wairau River. The river has its source in the Raglan Range of mountains, some 70 kilometres...
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    (Port Underwood) to White Bluffs. Along its length is the delta of the Wairau River, which reaches the sea at two points. The southern of these forms an...
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  • Hamilton River may refer to several places: Hamilton River (New Zealand), a tributary of Wairau River in New Zealand Hamilton River (Queensland), a tributary...
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    (2,330 ft) separates the Buller from the Motupiko River and that is divided from the Wairau River by a 695 m (2,280 ft) saddle, both aligned along the...
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  • The Wairau Hydro Scheme is a canal based hydroelectric project proposed by TrustPower on the Wairau River in Marlborough, New Zealand. The $280 million...
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  • Tuamarina River is a river in Marlborough in the South Island of New Zealand. It flows into the Wairau River just south of Tuamarina. Peter Dowling, ed...
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  • reach the Wairau River 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Renwick. In August 2014, the name of the river was officially altered to Ōhinemahuta River. The former...
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    The Wairau Fault is an active dextral (right lateral) strike-slip fault in the northeastern part of South Island, New Zealand. It forms part of the Marlborough...
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    to concentrate its flavors in lower yields. In the flood plain of the Wairau River Valley, the soil runs in east-west bands across the area. This can create...
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  • Zealand. State Highway 1 runs past the settlement to the west, and the Wairau River flows past to the northeast. Spring Creek is about 2.5 km to the north...
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    New Zealand. The Kaiwaka River runs from the east through the area and joins with the Wairau River to form the Otamatea River, which drains into the Kaipara...
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    north. Between those two sections is the long, straight valley of the Wairau River. This broadens to wide plains at its eastern end, in the centre of which...
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    South Island. They took over much of the area from Farewell Spit to the Wairau River. British immigrant ships from England arrived in Nelson in 1842 and European...
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  • Thumbnail for Whale Trail (New Zealand)
    a clip-on structure was added to the State Highway 1 bridge over the Wairau River, to provide a safer crossing for cyclists and walkers on the section...
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    Wairau Valley is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The area is predominantly light industrial/commercial. The Northern Motorway passes to the east, and...
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  • Branch River is the name of several rivers: The Branch River Branch River (Taylor River tributary) Branch River (Wairau River tributary) Branch River (New...
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  • into the Wairau River of New Zealand.Tummil River is a tributary of the Avon, joining it southwest of Blenheim. Avon River (Canterbury), a river of the...
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  • Yonne, a commune Branch River (Taylor River tributary) Branch River (Wairau River tributary) Branch, Arkansas, a city Branch, Louisiana, an unincorporated...
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  • Blue River Bluff River Blythe River Bonar River Boulder River Bowen River Boyle River Branch River (Taylor River tributary) Branch River (Wairau River tributary)...
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