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Biography: Niniwa-i-te-rangi

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Angela Ballara. 'Niniwa-i-te-rangi', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/127912/related-biographies (accessed 24 June 2026).