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- ↑ Shultis, John (1 January 1997). "Social and ecological manifestations in the development of the Wilderness Area concept in New Zealand" (PDF). International Journal of Wilderness. 3 (3): 12–16.
- ↑ Barnet1 MacLean2, Shaun1 Chris2 (2019). Leading the Way, 100 Years of the Tararua Tramping Club. Wellington, NZ: Tararua Tramping Club with Potton & Burton. pp. 105, 108. ISBN 978 0 473 461744.
