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- ↑ "On Farm Story – Lee Askew, Waimata Valley". Farmer Weekly. 8 April 2020.
- 1 2 Sharpe, Marty (10 January 2019). "Mud volcano continues to bubble away following eruption near Gisborne". stuff.co.nz.
- ↑ "Mud volcano erupts at Waimata Valley". Gisborne Herald. 5 January 2019.
- ↑ "DOC Places to Go – East Coast". doc.govt.nz. Department of Conservation.
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