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- 1 2 "Mayor & Councillors". hauraki-dc.govt.nz. Hauraki District Council.
- ↑ Smith, Alison (18 August 2022). "Elections 2022: Hauraki mayor returns unopposed, eyes future". Bay of Plenty Times . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 18 August 2022.