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The following lists events that happened during 1979 in New Zealand.
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- 1 2 3 4 "Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards 2015". Architecture Now. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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- 1 2 "National Association of Women in Construction NZ". www.nawic.org.nz. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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- ↑ "Winners' profiles". www.nawic.org.nz. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- 1 2 "Celebrating inspiring women in construction". www.nawic.org.nz. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- 1 2 "2017 Hays NAWIC Excellence Awards: winners". Architecture Now. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
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