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![Stormy sunset over Waimakariri River basin, New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Stormy_sunset_over_Waimakariri_River_basin%2C_New_Zealand.jpg/410px-Stormy_sunset_over_Waimakariri_River_basin%2C_New_Zealand.jpg)
The Waimakariri River is one of the largest rivers in Canterbury, on the eastern coast of New Zealand's South Island. It flows for 151 kilometres (94 mi) in a generally southeastward direction from the Southern Alps across the Canterbury Plains to the Pacific Ocean. (Full article...)