Whirinaki River
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The Whirinaki River is a waterway in New Zealand’s Northland region that drains rural catchments before emptying into the historic Hokianga Harbour.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Whirinaki River canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18401781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whirinaki River Context triple: [Hokianga Harbour, hasInflow, Whirinaki River]
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A.
Waiau River
The Waiau River is a major river in New Zealand's Southland region, known for draining Lake Te Anau and flowing south to the Foveaux Strait.
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B.
Waipunga River
The Waipunga River is a river in New Zealand’s North Island known for its scenic gorges and waterfalls before joining the Mohaka River.
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C.
Rakeahua River
Rakeahua River is a river on New Zealand’s Stewart Island / Rakiura that drains the island’s interior forests and wetlands into Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera.
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D.
Pakuratahi River
The Pakuratahi River is a waterway in the Wellington Region of New Zealand that flows through forested valleys before joining the Hutt River.
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E.
Waiwhakaiho River
The Waiwhakaiho River is a river in the Taranaki region of New Zealand’s North Island, flowing from the slopes of Mount Taranaki to the Tasman Sea near New Plymouth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whirinaki River Target entity description: The Whirinaki River is a waterway in New Zealand’s Northland region that drains rural catchments before emptying into the historic Hokianga Harbour.
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A.
Waiau River
The Waiau River is a major river in New Zealand's Southland region, known for draining Lake Te Anau and flowing south to the Foveaux Strait.
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B.
Waipunga River
The Waipunga River is a river in New Zealand’s North Island known for its scenic gorges and waterfalls before joining the Mohaka River.
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C.
Rakeahua River
Rakeahua River is a river on New Zealand’s Stewart Island / Rakiura that drains the island’s interior forests and wetlands into Paterson Inlet / Whaka a Te Wera.
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D.
Pakuratahi River
The Pakuratahi River is a waterway in the Wellington Region of New Zealand that flows through forested valleys before joining the Hutt River.
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E.
Waiwhakaiho River
The Waiwhakaiho River is a river in the Taranaki region of New Zealand’s North Island, flowing from the slopes of Mount Taranaki to the Tasman Sea near New Plymouth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.