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Bill Pearson (right) with his long-time partner, Don Stenhouse, in about 1973. The pair met in Canberra in 1968, and Stenhouse moved to New Zealand to be with Bill. Their relationship encountered difficulties, exacerbated by the need for secrecy, and in 1978 they parted. They stayed close friends, however, and reunited in 1985, remaining together until Pearson’s death in 2002.
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