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- ↑ "Spark Sport wins New Zealand Cricket broadcasting rights for six years". Stuff.co.nz . Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ↑ "TVNZ To Become The Home Of New Zealand Cricket". Scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
