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- ↑ Kohere, Rarawa. "Mokena Kohere". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ↑ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 79.
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