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- ↑ ACANZP Lectionary, 2019 (p. 145)
- ↑ "NEW ZEALAND: Winston Halapua becomes archbishop". The Episcopal Church. The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "New archbishop for Anglican Church". Radio New Zealand . 12 May 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ Ashton, Lloyd (12 May 2010). "Humble beginnings for Polynesia's new Bishop". Anglican Taonga. Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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