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tai matapari

1. (noun) fiord.

He maha ngā āhua o te takutai roa, kōpikopiko o Aotearoa - ngā tāhuna kirikiri, ngā onepū, ngā wahapū, ngā tai matapari (Te Ara 2016). / There are many features of the long and winding coast of New Zealand - gravel sandbanks, beaches, estuaries and fiords.

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Rua o te Moko, Te

1. (location) mountains between the Waiau River and the fiords.

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