The ÅŒtoko River is a river of the
West Coast Region of
New Zealand
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's
South Island
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. It flows generally northwest from the northern slopes of
Mount Hooker, reaching the
Paringa River 20 kilometres south of
Bruce Bay.
The New Zealand
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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gives a translation of "place of the staff" for ''ÅŒtoko''.
See also
*
List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand.
A
* Aan River
* Acheron River (Canterbury)
* Acheron River (Marlborough)
* Ada River (New Zealand), Ada River
* Adams River (New Zealand), Adams River
* Ahaura River
* Ahuriri R ...
References
Rivers of the West Coast Region
Westland District
Rivers of New Zealand
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