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A braided ___MASK15___ ( or braided channel ) is one ___MASK66___ a number ___MASK66___ channel types and has a channel that consists ___MASK66___ a network ___MASK66___ small channels separated by small and often temporary islands called braid bars or , in British usage , " aits " or " eyots ". Braided streams occur in rivers with high slope and / or large sediment load . Braided channels are also typical ___MASK66___ environments that dramatically decrease channel depth , and consequently channel velocity , such as ___MASK15___ deltas , alluvial fans and peneplains . ___MASK89___ ((), officially the Republic of ___MASK89___ , is an island country in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand ' s North Island . Its closest neighbours are ___MASK38___ to the west , New Caledonia to the ___MASK60___ , New Zealand ' s Kermadec Islands to the southeast , Tonga to the east , the Samoas and France ' s Wallis and Futuna to the northeast , and Tuvalu to the north . The town ___MASK66___ Rakaia is seated close to the southern ___MASK48___ ___MASK66___ the Rakaia River on the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand ' s South Island , approximately 57 km south ___MASK66___ Christchurch on State Highway 1 and the Main South Line . Immediately north ___MASK66___ the township are the country ' s longest ___MASK70___ bridge and longest rail bridge , both ___MASK66___ which cross the wide shingle beds ___MASK66___ the braided river at this point . Both bridges are approximately 1750 metres in length . The ___MASK53___ Island or Te Ika - a - Mui (" Mori ") is one ___MASK66___ the two main islands ___MASK66___ New Zealand , separated from the slightly larger but much less populous ___MASK40___ by Cook Strait . The island ' s area is , making it the world ' s 14th - largest island . It has a population ___MASK66___ A stream is a body ___MASK66___ water with a current , confined within a bed and ___MASK48___ . Depending on its location or certain characteristics , a stream may be referred to as a " bayou ", " beck ", " branch ", " brook ", " burn ", " creek ", " crick ", " ghyll ", " gill ", " kill ", " lick ", " mill race ", " race ", " rill ", " river ", " rivulet ", " run ", " runnel ", " streamage ", " ___MASK76___ ", or " wash ". A ___MASK15___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK56___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK15___ . In some cases a ___MASK15___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK15___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in northern England . Sometimes a ___MASK15___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . The Tasman Sea ( Mori : " Te Tai - o - Rehua ") is a marginal sea ___MASK66___ the South Pacific Ocean , situated between ___MASK92___ and New Zealand . It measures about across and about from north to south . The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman , who was the first recorded European to encounter New Zealand and Tasmania . The British explorer Captain James Cook later extensively navigated the Tasman Sea in the 1770s as part ___MASK66___ his first voyage ___MASK66___ exploration . The ___MASK79___ Plains are an area in ___MASK37___ centred to the south ___MASK66___ the city ___MASK66___ Christchurch in the ___MASK84___ . Their northern extremes are at the foot ___MASK66___ the Hundalee Hills in the Hurunui District , and in the south they merge into the plains ___MASK66___ North Otago beyond the Waitaki River . In geography , temperate or tepid latitudes ___MASK66___ Earth lie between the tropics and the polar regions . The temperatures in these regions are generally relatively moderate , rather than extremely ___MASK24___ or cold , and the changes between summer and winter are also usually moderate . The Rakaia ___MASK15___ is in the ___MASK79___ Plains in ___MASK37___ ' s ___MASK40___ . The Rakaia ___MASK15___ is one ___MASK66___ the largest braided rivers in ___MASK37___ . The Rakaia ___MASK15___ has a mean flow ___MASK66___ and a mean annual seven - day low flow ___MASK66___ . In the 1850s , European settlers named it the " Cholmondeley ___MASK15___ ", but this name lapsed into disuse . Cook Strait lies between the ___MASK53___ and South Islands ___MASK66___ New Zealand . It connects the Tasman Sea on the ___MASK4___ with the South Pacific Ocean on the southeast , and runs next to the capital city , Wellington . It is wide at its narrowest point , and is considered one ___MASK66___ the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world . Rats are various medium - sized , long - tailed rodents ___MASK66___ the superfamily Muroidea . " True rats " are members ___MASK66___ the genus " Rattus ", the ___MASK71___ important ___MASK66___ which to humans are the black rat , " Rattus rattus ", and the brown rat , " Rattus norvegicus ". Many members ___MASK66___ other rodent genera and families are also referred to as rats , and share many characteristics with true rats . The Southern Alps ( Mori : K Tiritiri o te Moana ) are a ___MASK50___ range extending along much ___MASK66___ the length ___MASK66___ New Zealand ' s ___MASK40___ , reaching its greatest elevations near the island ' s western side . The term " Southern Alps " generally refers to the entire range , although separate names are given to many ___MASK66___ the smaller ranges that form part ___MASK66___ it . Climate is the statistics ___MASK66___ weather , usually over a 30 - year interval . It is measured by assessing the patterns ___MASK66___ variation in temperature , humidity , atmospheric pressure , wind , precipitation , atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods ___MASK66___ ___MASK51___ . Climate differs from weather , in that weather only describes the short - term conditions ___MASK66___ these variables in a given region . A pond is a body ___MASK66___ standing water , either natural or artificial , that is usually smaller than a lake . They may arise naturally in floodplains as part ___MASK66___ a river system , or they may be somewhat isolated depressions ( examples include vernal pools and prairie potholes ). Usually they contain shallow water with marsh and aquatic plants and animals . A few animals also make their home in ponds , including both alligators and beavers . The type ___MASK66___ life in a pond is generally determined by a combination ___MASK66___ factors including water level regime ( particularly depth and duration ___MASK66___ flooding ) and nutrient levels , but other factors may also be important , including presence or absence ___MASK66___ shading by trees , presence or absence ___MASK66___ streams , effects ___MASK66___ grazing animals , and salinity . ___MASK37___ is an island nation in the southwestern ___MASK98___ . The country geographically comprises two main landmasses  that ___MASK66___ the North Island , or Te Ika - a - Mui , and the ___MASK40___ , or Te Waipounamu  and numerous smaller islands . ___MASK37___ is situated some ___MASK46___ ___MASK66___ Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly south ___MASK66___ the Pacific island areas ___MASK66___ New ___MASK73___ , Fiji , and ___MASK39___ . Because ___MASK66___ its remoteness , it was one ___MASK66___ the last lands to be settled by humans . During its long period ___MASK66___ isolation , ___MASK37___ developed a distinct biodiversity ___MASK66___ animal , fungal and plant life . The country ' s varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks , such as the Southern Alps , owe much to the tectonic uplift ___MASK66___ land and volcanic eruptions . ___MASK37___ ' s capital city is Wellington , while its most populous city is Auckland . Lake Heron is a ___MASK56___ lake in the South Island of New Zealand . It is drained by Lake Stream which in turn feeds into the Rakaia River . Forest and Bird have expressed concern over the environmental impacts of new roading on the southern shore of the lake . A lake is an area ___MASK66___ variable size filled with water , localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land , apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake . ___MASK29___ lie on land and are not part ___MASK66___ the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions . ___MASK29___ can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing . Most ___MASK29___ are fed and drained by rivers and streams . The ___MASK40___ or Te Waipounamu (" Mori ") is the larger ___MASK66___ the two major islands ___MASK66___ New Zealand , the other being the smaller but more populous North Island . It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait , to the ___MASK49___ by the Tasman Sea , and to the south and ___MASK46___ by the Pacific Ocean . The ___MASK40___ covers and is influenced by a temperate climate . ___MASK92___ , officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK92___ , is a country comprising the ___MASK10___ of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands . It is the world ' s sixth - largest country by total area . The neighbouring countries are ___MASK90___ , Indonesia and ___MASK46___ Timor to the north ; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north - ___MASK46___ ; and New Zealand to the south - ___MASK46___ . ___MASK92___ ' s capital is Canberra , and its largest urban area is Sydney . ___MASK36___ is a city in the North Island of New Zealand . It is the ___MASK71___ populous urban area in the country . ___MASK36___ has a population of , which constitutes percent of New Zealand ' s population . It is part of the wider ___MASK36___ Region  the area governed by the ___MASK36___ Council  which also includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf , resulting in a total population of . ___MASK36___ also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world . The Mori language name for ___MASK36___ is or , meaning " Tmaki with a hundred lovers ", in reference to the desirability of its fertile land at the hub of waterways in all directions . It has also been called karana , the Mori enunciation of " ___MASK36___ ". The ___MASK98___ is the largest ___MASK66___ the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by Asia and ___MASK92___ in the west and the Americas in the ___MASK46___ . ___MASK39___ ( or ; Tongan : " Puleanga Fakatui o ___MASK39___ "), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK39___ , is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands of which 36 are inhabited . The total surface area is about scattered over of the southern Pacific Ocean . It has a population of 103 , 000 people of whom 70 % reside on the main island of Tongatapu . ___MASK43___ is the capital city and second ___MASK71___ populous urban area of New Zealand , with residents . It is at the south - western tip of the North Island , between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range . ___MASK43___ is the major population centre of the southern North Island and is the administrative centre of the ___MASK43___ Region , which also includes the Kapiti Coast and Wairarapa . As the nation ' s capital city , the New Zealand Government and Parliament , Supreme Court and ___MASK71___ of the civil service are based in the city . A lagoon is a shallow body ___MASK66___ water separated from a larger body ___MASK66___ water by barrier islands or reefs . Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons . They have also been identified as occurring on mixed - sand and gravel coastlines . There is an overlap between bodies ___MASK66___ water classified as coastal lagoons and bodies ___MASK66___ water classified as estuaries . Lagoons are common coastal features around many parts ___MASK66___ the world . Tectonic uplift is the portion ___MASK66___ the total geologic uplift ___MASK66___ the mean Earth surface that is not attributable to an isostatic response to unloading . While isostatic response is important , an increase in the mean elevation ___MASK66___ a region can only occur in response to tectonic processes ___MASK66___ crustal thickening ( such as mountain building events ), changes in the density distribution ___MASK66___ the crust and underlying mantle , and flexural support due to the bending ___MASK66___ rigid lithosphere . New ___MASK73___ is a special collectivity of France located in the ___MASK60___ Pacific Ocean , east of Australia and east of Metropolitan France . The archipelago , part of the Melanesia subregion , includes the main island of Grande Terre , the Loyalty Islands , the Chesterfield Islands , the Belep archipelago , the Isle of Pines , and a few remote islets . The Chesterfield Islands are in the Coral Sea . Locals refer to Grande Terre as "" (" the pebble ").