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Otago Witness, Issue 3808, 8 March 1927, Page 33

Of all the rivers on the West Coast of the North Island the Wangaehu is probably the most remarkable because of the volcanic matter that it contains (says an exchange); A distinct odour of sulphur reaches the nostrils of frequenters of the river, the waters of which are always of a murky colour. The absence of fish from th > river tells its own tale, and, not even the hardy eel, can adapt himself to the conditions that prevail.