Rainy River, New Zealand
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Rainy River is the name of two rivers in the north of New Zealand
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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
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- Rainy River (Motueka)Rainy River (Motueka)The Rainy River is a river of the southern Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from its sources north of Saint Arnaud, reaching the Motupiko River east of the Hope Saddle. The Motupiko River is a tributary of the Motueka River...
, a river in the Motueka River catchment, Tasman District, New Zealand. - Rainy River (Pelorus)Rainy River (Pelorus)The Rainy River is a short river of the northeastern Tasman Region of New Zealand's South Island. It flows north from the Richmond Range into the Pelorus River, which it reaches five kilometres west of Pelorus Bridge.-References:...
, a tributary of the Pelorus River, Tasman District.