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The Waita River is in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows generally west to reach the Tasman Sea 10 kilometres northeast of the mouth of the Haast River. The river has its source on the western flanks of the Mataketake Range and passes through dense native forest which opens up into farm land before passing under the State Highway 6. The Maori River is one of the tributaries of the Waita.
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"Place name detail: Macfarlane River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 12 July 2009.
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