Okari River
The Okari River is a river of the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. The river flows northwest from its sources at the northern end of the Paparoa Range crossing the swampy terrain of Addisons Flat to reach the Tasman Sea eight kilometres south of Cape Foulwind. See also *List of rivers of New Zealand References

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Paparoa Range
The Paparoa Range is a mountain range in the West Coast Region, West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. It was the first New Zealand land seen by a European – Abel Tasman in 1642. Part of the range has the country's highest protection as a national park; the Paparoa National Park was established in 1987. Within that park, the Cave Creek disaster occurred in 1995. History The Dutch explorer Abel Tasman was the first (known) European to come to New Zealand (Aotearoa), which he named ''Staten Landt'', and he first encountered it on 13 December 1642. Tasman had 110 men under his command and was travelling with two ships, the ''Heemskerck'' and the ''Zeehaen''. It is believed that the ships were off Punakaiki and if so, it was the Paparoa Range that they saw. Significant coal deposits have been found in the Paparoa Range, with the Blackball Branch, Blackball Branch/Roa Incline and the Rewanui Branch railways built to provide access to the mines. Although these branch lines ...
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