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- ↑ "Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ↑ "HOME INDUCTEES". musichall.co.nz. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
