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References
"Place name detail: Waitangitaona River". New Zealand Gazetteer. Land Information New Zealand . Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ↑ "Change to correct Te Reo spelling for river". Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 "Report on proposals for: Waitangitāhuna River [altered from Waitangitaona River (recorded name)] Waitakitāhuna-ki-te-Toka [altered from Waitangitaona River (recorded name)]" (PDF). LINZ. 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Waitangitaona River, West Coast". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ↑ "Wahapo Power Station - Okarito Forks - Lake Wahapo - Trustpower". www.trustpower.co.nz. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ↑ "Waitangitaona River, West Coast". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ↑ "Waitangitaona River, West Coast". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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