Birth name | John Gordon Mills | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 February 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Auckland Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | School teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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