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Original Articles

Using displaced river terraces to determine Late Quaternary slip rate for the central Wairarapa Fault at Waiohine River, New Zealand

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Pages 217-236 | Received 11 Jan 2010, Accepted 12 Oct 2010, Published online: 26 May 2011

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