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- 1 2 No Rex dynasty for Niue Pacific Islands Monthly, June 1975, p9
- ↑ People Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1965, p141
- ↑ New Zealand Foreign Affairs Review, volume 25, p44
- ↑ Niue Council of Women Celebrate their Arts and Crafts in technicolour Tau Tala Niue, 20 August 2010