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- 1 2 Ballara, Angela. "Eramiha Neke Kapua". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ↑ Neich, Roger (2004). "NINETEENTH TO MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY INDIVIDUAL MAORI WOODCARVERS AND THEIR KNOWN WORKS". Records of the Auckland Museum . 41: 53–86. ISSN 1174-9202.
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