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- ↑ "Special Honours List 3 December 2015 (Gallantry Awards)". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Special Honours List 2015" (2 December 2015) Issue No. 136, New Zealand Gazette Retrieved 28 September 2018.