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1654:1926 births
1582:Bill Holley
1532:John Armitt
1504:Tony George
1436:Jim Cameron
1388:Buddy Lucas
1373:Peter Hanan
1363:Roger Gibbs
1333:Lyall Barry
1305:Edwin Smith
1275:Ted Johnson
1250:David Gould
1225:Kerry Ashby
1220:Donald Adam
1177:Phil Exelby
1144:Joseph Ward
1114:Olga Jekyll
1051:Mayzod Reid
1046:Betty Moore
993:Ted Lambert
973:Nick Carter
915:Jim Barnden
897:Roy Woolley
892:Neil Wilson
882:Noel Taylor
862:Barry Steel
837:June Schoch
832:Lesley Rowe
817:Eric Rhodes
812:Gus Redmond
807:Clem Parker
727:Roy Johnson
717:Bevin Hough
692:Doug Herman
677:Doug Harris
637:Ruth Dowman
622:Jack Clarke
587:Dave Batten
171:Rugby union
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60:28 May 2013
1648:Categories
1509:Lewis Lawn
1423:Water polo
1265:Bill James
1187:Noel Jolly
1164:Lawn bowls
1094:Eric Flaws
1041:Owen Jaine
920:James Beal
792:John Myles
762:Clyde Main
747:Jim Leckie
732:Don Jowett
702:Allen Hill
657:Lionel Fox
602:Bev Brewis
582:Neil Bates
391:John Myles
226:References
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23:John Myles
1524:Wrestling
1466:Jim Walsh
1456:Tom Logan
1003:Don Olive
978:Alan Dean
737:Colin Kay
682:Joan Hart
574:Athletics
461:The Press
369:The Press
152:Athletics
1320:Swimming
1079:Eric Cox
998:Les Lock
742:Stan Lay
617:Max Carr
220:Hamilton
193:Auckland
177:Auckland
125:Auckland
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1066:Fencing
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