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Biography: Tomoana, Hēnare

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Angela Ballara. 'Tomoana, Hēnare', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/129016/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).