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- ↑ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961. Vol. 71. 1942. p. 285. Retrieved 12 July 2009.
- ↑ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. p. map 78. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
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