Term updated from Oparara River to Ōpārara River pursuant to New Zealand Geographic Board approval of official name which took effect on 5 November 2018.
Ōpārara River
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Manuscript
Hargreaves, Horace, b 1888 : Fun in the Opararas
Date: 1916 (1966?)
By: Hargreaves, Horace Hart, 1888-1972
Reference: MS-Papers-0524
Description: Autobiographical account of troubles on the Oparara River. The writer took up land south of Karamea. Acompanied by a letter from Jim Henderson, of the NZBC, giving background on the writer. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s) (13 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.
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Contact between limestone and granite, Oparara River
Date: 23 February 2008
From: Nathan, Simon, 1943-: Photographs of the Kermadec Islands, Antarctica, Inangahua, Mount Ngauruhoe, and various New Zealand locations
Reference: PADL-002175
Description: Sharp unconformable contact between bedded limestone (above) and massive granite. Descriptive text supplied by Simon Nathan. Title supplied by photographer. Arrangement: File was delivered in a digital folder titled "SN West Coast". Quantity: 1 digital photograph(s).
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Oparara caves
Date: 23 February 2008
From: Nathan, Simon, 1943-: Photographs of the Kermadec Islands, Antarctica, Inangahua, Mount Ngauruhoe, and various New Zealand locations
Reference: PADL-002224
Description: The northern part of the Oparara valley is underlain by limestone that is riddled with tunnels and caves. This view is taken from one of many potholes, giving framed views of the bush. Descriptive text supplied by Simon Nathan. Title supplied by photographer. Arrangement: File was delivered in a digital folder titled "SN West Coast". Quantity: 1 digital photograph(s).
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Wavy stalactites
Date: 23 February 2008
From: Nathan, Simon, 1943-: Photographs of the Kermadec Islands, Antarctica, Inangahua, Mount Ngauruhoe, and various New Zealand locations
Reference: PADL-002222
Description: Deer Drop passage in the Oparara cave system contains irregular stalactites, thought to be caused by changing air currents through the caves. Descriptive text supplied by Simon Nathan. Title supplied by photographer. Arrangement: File was delivered in a digital folder titled "SN West Coast". Quantity: 1 digital photograph(s).
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Bird bones
Date: 23 February 2008
From: Nathan, Simon, 1943-: Photographs of the Kermadec Islands, Antarctica, Inangahua, Mount Ngauruhoe, and various New Zealand locations
Reference: PADL-002223
Description: The Oparara cave system near Karamea contains scattered bird bones lying on the ground. Large birds may have wandered in for shelter or fallen in, and these caves have acted as a graveyard for the skeletons of moa and other birds. Descriptive text supplied by Simon Nathan. Title supplied by photographer. Arrangement: File was delivered in a digital folder titled "SN West Coast". Quantity: 1 digital photograph(s).