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| | Thomas Brunner - Explorer - 1. Background of the Journey - West Coast New Zealand |
 | | Immediately behind this rocky wall, the extensive grassy plains of the East Coast were known to commence, whilst the same mountain chain was believed to extend, without interruption, along the West Coast to the southern extremity of the island. |
 | | A larger lake, the Rotoroa, was reported to exist not far from the Rotuiti by two of the almost extinct tribe of the Rangitani, the former possessors of the country; and with one of them for our guide, Messrs Fox, Heaphy, and myself, visited it in the beginning of 1846. |
 | | The details of that expedition have already been published.The waters of the Roturoa Lake, flowing to the N.W., were found to form a considerable river, the Kawatiri, or Buller, even at their outlet; and being soon joined by the river of the Rotuiti, took a great sweep to the south. |
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