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References
- Ron Palenski (2002). Profiles of Fame: The Stories of New Zealand’s Greatest Sports Achievers. New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. p. 29. ISBN 0-473-08536-4.
- ↑ http://www.nzhalloffame.co.nz/Inductees/M/Meda-McKenzie.aspx Sports Hall of Fame website
- ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 1978" (PDF). Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette. No. 51. 9 June 1978. p. 1650.
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