Orauea River

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Orauea River
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Country New Zealand
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Waiau River (Southland)

The Orauea River is a river in New Zealand, a tributary of the Waiau River in Southland.

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References

"Place name detail: Orauea River". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board . Retrieved 12 July 2009.

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