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- ↑ "Māori Maps". maorimaps.com. Te Potiki National Trust.
- ↑ "Te Kāhui Māngai directory". tkm.govt.nz. Te Puni Kōkiri.
- ↑ "Mahue Dewes shows us Horoera". youtube.com/maraetv. Television New Zealand.
- 1 2 Reilly, Michael (10 May 2018). Te Koparapara: An Introduction to the Maori World. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1775589310.
- ↑ Middleton, Sue. "Sylvia and her family at Horoera, 1939 (3rd of 3)". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand . Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
- ↑ "Dropout delays bridge rebuild". Gisborne Herald. 24 July 2017.
- ↑ "Bridging the gap to East Cape Lighthouse". Gisborne Herald. 17 August 2017.
- ↑ Ashton, Andrew (3 December 2015). "East Coast Lighthouse opens up for freedom campers". Gisborne Herald.
- ↑ "Marae Announcements" (Excel). growregions.govt.nz. Provincial Growth Fund. 9 October 2020.
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