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- ↑ Emmanuel Samoglou (2013-12-07). "Tuariki resigns Murienua seat". Cook Islands News. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
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- ↑ Emmanuel Samoglou (2014-01-16). "2nd CIP by-election candidate withdraws". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
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