Makara Stream (Taranaki)
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Makara Stream (Taranaki) is a small watercourse in the Taranaki region of New Zealand that forms part of the Waitara River catchment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Makara Stream (Taranaki) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20595277 — 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: Makara Stream (Taranaki) Context triple: [Waitara River, hasTributary, Makara Stream (Taranaki)]
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A.
Ngongotahā Stream
Ngongotahā Stream is a freshwater stream in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand’s North Island, flowing through the settlement of Ngongotahā before reaching Lake Rotorua.
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B.
Taungatara Stream
Taungatara Stream is a waterway in Taranaki, New Zealand, that holds cultural and ancestral significance for the Ngāruahine iwi.
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C.
Mangawheroiti Stream
Mangawheroiti Stream is a small watercourse in New Zealand that feeds into the Mangawhero River within the central North Island landscape.
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D.
Waimakariri River
The Waimakariri River is a major braided river in New Zealand’s South Island, flowing from the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean near Christchurch.
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E.
Pātea River
The Pātea River is a significant river in New Zealand’s North Island that flows through the Taranaki region to the South Taranaki Bight, historically important for Māori communities and early European settlement.
- 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: Makara Stream (Taranaki) Target entity description: Makara Stream (Taranaki) is a small watercourse in the Taranaki region of New Zealand that forms part of the Waitara River catchment.
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A.
Ngongotahā Stream
Ngongotahā Stream is a freshwater stream in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand’s North Island, flowing through the settlement of Ngongotahā before reaching Lake Rotorua.
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B.
Taungatara Stream
Taungatara Stream is a waterway in Taranaki, New Zealand, that holds cultural and ancestral significance for the Ngāruahine iwi.
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C.
Mangawheroiti Stream
Mangawheroiti Stream is a small watercourse in New Zealand that feeds into the Mangawhero River within the central North Island landscape.
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D.
Waimakariri River
The Waimakariri River is a major braided river in New Zealand’s South Island, flowing from the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean near Christchurch.
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E.
Pātea River
The Pātea River is a significant river in New Zealand’s North Island that flows through the Taranaki region to the South Taranaki Bight, historically important for Māori communities and early European settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.