Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Glenn		 71 new new new
77.
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Lawrence		 71 +21 +24 +51.1%
86.
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Gerard		 60 new new new
82.
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Denis		 66 +14 +18 +37.5%
72.
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Alexander		 82 +13 +24 +41.4%
64.
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Kerry		 100 +12 +29 +40.8%
13.
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Mark		 422 +11 +133 +46.0%
88.
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Derek		 59 +11 +13 +28.3%
39.
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Steven		 189 +8 +44 +30.3%
58.
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Martin		 120 +8 +22 +22.4%
92.
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Lance		 52 +7 +6 +13.0%
50.
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George		 148 +6 +29 +24.4%
51.
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Leslie		 140 +6 +24 +20.7%
55.
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Edward		 132 +6 +23 +21.1%
57.
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Terence		 127 +6 +22 +21.0%
61.
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Timothy		 111 +6 +19 +20.7%
71.
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Brent		 94 +6 +26 +38.2%
95.
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Frederick		 49 new new new
95.
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Nicholas		 49 new new new
20.
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Gary		 324 +5 +46 +16.5%
23.
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Philip		 299 +5 +39 +15.0%
30.
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Grant		 234 +5 +34 +17.0%
88.
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Norman		 59 +5 +10 +20.4%
76.
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Tony		 75 +4 +11 +17.2%
82.
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Ivan		 66 +4 +12 +22.2%
37.
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Roger		 191 +3 +16 +9.1%
47.
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Phillip		 159 +3 +21 +15.2%
48.
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Stuart		 151 +3 +18 +13.5%
17.
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Murray		 370 +2 +42 +12.8%
29.
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Ross		 238 +2 +7 +3.0%
55.
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Neville		 132 +2 +16 +13.8%
66.
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Joseph		 99 +2 +10 +11.2%
91.
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Simon		 56 +2 +7 +14.3%
4.
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Michael		 850 +1 +170 +25.0%
7.
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Stephen		 570 +1 +9 +1.6%
9.
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Christopher		 505 +1 +29 +6.1%
11.
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William		 438 +1 +5 +1.2%
19.
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Wayne		 332 +1 +22 +7.1%
38.
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Gregory		 190 +1 +14 +8.0%
43.
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Garry		 173 +1 +13 +8.1%
48.
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Douglas		 151 +1 +10 +7.1%
54.
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Gordon		 133 +1 +8 +6.4%
69.
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Gavin		 95 +1 +8 +9.2%
80.
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Bernard		 68 +1 +7 +11.5%
85.
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Henry		 61 +1 +7 +13.0%
1.
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John		 1,384 0 +111 +8.7%
2.
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David		 1,150 0 +98 +9.3%
3.
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Peter		 1,144 0 +97 +9.3%
6.
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Paul		 677 0 +89 +15.1%
11.
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Ian		 438 0 -29 -6.2%
14.
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Richard		 391 0 +15 +4.0%
27.
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Kenneth		 248 0 -15 -5.7%
33.
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Keith		 213 0 -13 -5.8%
36.
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Ronald		 195 0 -2 -1.0%
42.
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Andrew		 176 0 +6 +3.5%
64.
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Rex		 100 0 -3 -2.9%
72.
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Nigel		 82 0 +1 +1.2%
5.
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Robert		 727 -1 +37 +5.4%
8.
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Kevin		 541 -1 -27 -4.8%
10.
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Brian		 469 -1 -25 -5.1%
16.
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Alan		 375 -1 +21 +5.9%
18.
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Graeme		 365 -1 +21 +6.1%
31.
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Geoffrey		 221 -1 -13 -5.6%
44.
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Russell		 168 -1 +2 +1.2%
45.
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Thomas		 167 -1 +7 +4.4%
75.
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Owen		 76 -1 +2 +2.7%
15.
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Bruce		 376 -2 -23 -5.8%
24.
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Graham		 298 -2 -9 -2.9%
25.
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Barry		 288 -2 -14 -4.6%
28.
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Trevor		 247 -2 -22 -8.2%
34.
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Allan		 208 -2 -19 -8.4%
35.
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Donald		 197 -2 -29 -12.8%
67.
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Jeffrey		 97 -2 -3 -3.0%
92.
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Brett		 52 -2 +2 +4.0%
21.
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James		 322 -3 -20 -5.8%
32.
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Raymond		 214 -3 -38 -15.1%
40.
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Neil		 181 -3 -10 -5.2%
41.
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Warren		 179 -3 -4 -2.2%
51.
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Robin		 140 -3 -2 -1.4%
63.
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Noel		 101 -3 -9 -8.2%
77.
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Eric		 71 -3 -3 -4.1%
84.
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Francis		 62 -3 +1 +1.6%
46.
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Dennis		 165 -5 -9 -5.2%
59.
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Charles		 118 -5 -12 -9.2%
98.
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Roy		 48 -5 -1 -2.0%
22.
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Anthony		 313 -6 -39 -11.1%
26.
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Colin		 281 -6 -29 -9.4%
74.
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Bryan		 79 -6 -10 -11.2%
53.
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Malcolm		 138 -7 -9 -6.1%
60.
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Patrick		 115 -7 -16 -12.2%
69.
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Rodney		 95 -7 -13 -12.0%
80.
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Arthur		 68 -7 -12 -15.0%
67.
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Craig		 97 -8 -17 -14.9%
86.
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Mervyn		 60 -8 -7 -10.4%
98.
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Stewart		 48 -8 -2 -4.0%
95.
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Daniel		 49 -9 -5 -9.3%
62.
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Lindsay		 108 -10 -24 -18.2%
90.
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Desmond		 57 -12 -10 -14.9%
100.
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Clive		 47 -17 -13 -21.7%
92.
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Maurice		 52 -21 -30 -36.6%
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Girls
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
63.
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Gillian		 91 +17 +21 +30.0%
58.
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Ruth		 104 +16 +23 +28.4%
60.
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Sally		 96 +15 +17 +21.5%
25.
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Suzanne		 226 +13 +63 +38.7%
36.
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Sharon		 171 +13 +35 +25.7%
50.
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Sheryl		 134 +13 +41 +44.1%
71.
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Donna		 85 +13 +22 +34.9%
65.
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Jan		 90 +12 +14 +18.4%
78.
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Joanne		 76 +11 +18 +31.0%
90.
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Bronwyn		 62 new new new
43.
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Deborah		 151 +10 +38 +33.6%
88.
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Gloria		 67 +10 +15 +28.8%
91.
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Marian		 60 new new new
92.
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Lynnette		 58 new new new
36.
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Denise		 171 +8 +24 +16.3%
35.
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Lesley		 173 +7 +19 +12.3%
94.
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Penelope		 54 new new new
94.
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Virginia		 54 new new new
17.
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Wendy		 281 +6 +52 +22.7%
62.
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Marion		 92 +6 +5 +5.7%
63.
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Glenys		 91 +6 +5 +5.8%
76.
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Angela		 77 +6 +8 +11.6%
30.
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Rosemary		 205 +5 +31 +17.8%
75.
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Vicki		 80 +5 +10 +14.3%
78.
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Shona		 76 +5 +8 +11.8%
96.
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Lynn		 53 new new new
13.
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Anne		 328 +4 +40 +13.9%
47.
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Annette		 144 +4 +16 +12.5%
83.
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Stephanie		 72 +4 +12 +20.0%
19.
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Janet		 273 +3 +29 +11.9%
26.
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Lorraine		 224 +3 +22 +10.9%
47.
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Jane		 144 +3 +12 +9.1%
52.
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Kathryn		 123 +3 +19 +18.3%
72.
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Josephine		 84 +3 +5 +6.3%
93.
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Louise		 57 +3 +4 +7.5%
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Claire		 52 new new new
98.
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Janette		 52 new new new
10.
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Barbara		 378 +2 +52 +16.0%
11.
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Lynette		 353 +2 +38 +12.1%
43.
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Jillian		 151 +2 +5 +3.4%
55.
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Jacqueline		 111 +2 +8 +7.8%
69.
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Jocelyn		 87 +2 +5 +6.1%
76.
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Vivienne		 77 +2 +3 +4.1%
4.
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Judith		 529 +1 +51 +10.7%
6.
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Elizabeth		 420 +1 +46 +12.3%
7.
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Mary		 419 +1 +53 +14.5%
18.
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Sandra		 276 +1 +7 +2.6%
24.
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Julie		 228 +1 +7 +3.2%
27.
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Dianne		 218 +1 +10 +4.8%
51.
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Carolyn		 128 +1 +5 +4.1%
53.
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Frances		 121 +1 +11 +10.0%
57.
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Glenda		 105 +1 +4 +4.0%
59.
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Maria		 101 +1 +6 +6.3%
65.
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Lynne		 90 +1 0 0.0%
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Dawn		 51 new new new
100.
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Leonie		 51 new new new
100.
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Maree		 51 new new new
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Christine		 769 0 -42 -5.2%
2.
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Susan		 728 0 +75 +11.5%
3.
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Margaret		 559 0 -40 -6.7%
9.
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Linda		 392 0 +46 +13.3%
14.
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Karen		 324 0 +12 +3.8%
39.
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Catherine		 166 0 +4 +2.5%
46.
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Colleen		 148 0 +4 +2.8%
5.
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Jennifer		 460 -1 -38 -7.6%
12.
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Robyn		 340 -1 +6 +1.8%
16.
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Diane		 290 -1 -7 -2.4%
28.
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Marilyn		 211 -1 +1 +0.5%
33.
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Alison		 186 -1 0 0.0%
34.
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Gail		 181 -1 +3 +1.7%
8.
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Patricia		 403 -2 -50 -11.0%
22.
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Carol		 246 -2 -2 -0.8%
31.
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Kathleen		 199 -2 -3 -1.5%
42.
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Maureen		 152 -2 -9 -5.6%
67.
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Elaine		 89 -2 -3 -3.3%
87.
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Diana		 68 -2 +7 +11.5%
21.
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Pamela		 258 -3 -18 -6.5%
23.
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Janice		 237 -3 -11 -4.4%
74.
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Jill		 83 -3 +1 +1.2%
20.
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Heather		 271 -4 -24 -8.1%
45.
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Ann		 150 -4 -6 -3.8%
89.
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Adrienne		 64 -4 +3 +4.9%
15.
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Helen		 323 -5 -21 -6.1%
29.
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Raewyn		 206 -5 -17 -7.6%
31.
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Pauline		 199 -5 -19 -8.7%
41.
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Beverley		 154 -5 -14 -8.3%
72.
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Brenda		 84 -5 -5 -5.6%
38.
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Yvonne		 169 -7 -20 -10.6%
40.
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Shirley		 160 -7 -18 -10.1%
86.
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Paula		 69 -7 -3 -4.2%
67.
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Jeanette		 89 -8 -8 -8.2%
69.
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Irene		 87 -9 -8 -8.4%
96.
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Christina		 53 -9 -7 -11.7%
56.
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Cheryl		 106 -10 -38 -26.4%
54.
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Kay		 114 -11 -38 -25.0%
49.
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Marie		 141 -12 -23 -14.0%
82.
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Lois		 74 -12 -9 -10.8%
61.
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Lynda		 95 -13 -42 -30.7%
85.
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Dorothy		 70 -14 -12 -14.6%
81.
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Joy		 75 -19 -19 -20.2%
84.
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Joan		 71 -21 -22 -23.7%
78.
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Valerie		 76 -23 -28 -26.9%
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand