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New Zealand’s offshore sedimentary basins

Kyle J. BlandGNS Science, Lower Hutt, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dominic P. StrogenGNS Science, Lower Hutt, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1744-1289View further author information
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Received 09 Aug 2023, Accepted 20 Dec 2023, Published online: 31 Jan 2024

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