Broken River is a river in the South Island of

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. It drains into the

Waimakariri River The Waimakariri River is one of the largest rivers in Canterbury, on the eastern coast of New Zealand's South Island. It flows for in a generally southeastward direction from the Southern Alps across the Canterbury Plains to the Pacific Ocean. ...

due north of the town of

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. The

Broken River Ski Area Broken River (Māori: Te Waka Ski Awa O Broken) is a club skifield in South Island, New Zealand. Run by the Broken River Ski Club, it is located at about from Christchurch. The skifield claims to often have the longest ski season anywhere in Au ...

is in the catchment area of the river. The Broken River Cave is on Cave Stream, a tributary of Broken River.

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