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New Zealand Geographic Features

Ko taku iwituaroa tena

My land, my backbone

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kauanga
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ford

A shallow place where a river, stream or creek may be crossed by wading.
Alternative/related Māori terms
raupapa
arawaikauangapātakiwātāruawāhi
Drawing of a stream bisected by a ford. Also pictured are a few houses, one on a hill  surrounded by palisades.
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