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Wairau Bar

Wairau Bar in Marlborough is thought to be one of the earliest sites of settlement in the South Island of New Zealand.

Rights: Fiona Petchey, CC BY-SA 4.0

Published: 22 November 2022,Updated: 22 November 2022Size: 2.69 MB

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