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Haurongo: Costello, Desmond Patrick

Haurongo tūhonohono

Fraser, Peter

1884–1950

Labourer, trade unionist, journalist, politician, prime minister

Freyberg, Bernard Cyril

1889–1963

Dentist, military leader, governor general

Holland, Sidney George

1893–1961

Businessman, politician, farmer, prime minister

McIntosh, Alister Donald Miles

1906–1978

Librarian, senior public servant, diplomat

Biographies that mention Costello, Desmond Patrick

Davin, Daniel Marcus

1913–1990

Novelist, short-story writer, soldier, editor, publisher, critic

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ian McGibbon. 'Costello, Desmond Patrick', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/biographies/126468/related-biographies (accessed 4 June 2026).