Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
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Jason		 134 new
72.
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Aaron		 99 new
46.
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Rodney		 144 +28
40.
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Matthew		 171 +21
57.
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Sean		 132 +17
69.
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Jonathan		 106 +17
76.
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Derek		 91 +17
86.
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Hamish		 76 new
65.
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Edward		 114 +13
89.
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Brendan		 72 +10
89.
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Brendon		 72 +10
44.
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Geoffrey		 148 +9
53.
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Gavin		 134 +9
60.
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Joseph		 126 +9
62.
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Scott		 123 +9
92.
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Todd		 71 new
45.
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Thomas		 147 +8
48.
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Russell		 141 +8
84.
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Karl		 83 +8
15.
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Dean		 370 +7
27.
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Simon		 240 +6
35.
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Phillip		 198 +6
13.
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Shane		 461 +5
36.
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Nigel		 188 +5
28.
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Tony		 231 +4
14.
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Wayne		 387 +3
26.
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Gary		 255 +3
98.
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Terry		 67 new
4.
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Andrew		 865 +2
29.
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Timothy		 223 +2
70.
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Douglas		 103 +2
85.
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Charles		 79 +2
9.
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Richard		 619 +1
23.
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Ian		 303 +1
25.
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Philip		 263 +1
42.
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Warren		 161 +1
43.
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Glenn		 154 +1
50.
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Jeffrey		 139 +1
64.
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Nicholas		 117 +1
87.
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Bryan		 75 +1
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David		 1,139 0
2.
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Michael		 1,117 0
3.
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Paul		 949 0
5.
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John		 805 0
7.
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Mark		 726 0
8.
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Stephen		 695 0
11.
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Christopher		 567 0
12.
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Craig		 501 0
16.
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Grant		 364 0
20.
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Gregory		 343 0
34.
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Murray		 199 0
49.
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Raymond		 140 0
70.
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Daniel		 103 0
10.
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Robert		 598 -1
22.
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Kevin		 306 -1
24.
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William		 271 -1
37.
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Martin		 180 -1
81.
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Ronald		 86 -1
82.
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Carl		 84 -1
6.
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Peter		 783 -2
17.
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Anthony		 359 -2
21.
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Steven		 324 -2
32.
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Brent		 218 -2
39.
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Ross		 172 -2
40.
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Alan		 171 -2
30.
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Brett		 221 -3
58.
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Kenneth		 130 -3
63.
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Patrick		 122 -3
66.
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Antony		 112 -3
98.
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Neville		 67 -3
18.
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James		 358 -4
38.
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Stuart		 177 -4
77.
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Lance		 90 -4
93.
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Adam		 70 -4
30.
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Bruce		 221 -5
33.
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Brian		 206 -5
52.
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Graham		 135 -5
96.
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Robin		 68 -5
19.
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Darren		 353 -6
82.
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Adrian		 84 -6
59.
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Allan		 127 -7
88.
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Keith		 74 -7
47.
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Colin		 143 -8
53.
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Trevor		 134 -8
56.
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Neil		 133 -8
67.
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Darryl		 108 -8
75.
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George		 94 -8
89.
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Kelvin		 72 -8
93.
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Gordon		 70 -8
74.
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Kerry		 96 -9
51.
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Graeme		 136 -11
79.
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Darryn		 87 -12
77.
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Donald		 90 -13
61.
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Barry		 124 -15
96.
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Glen		 68 -15
73.
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Malcolm		 97 -16
67.
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Roger		 108 -17
95.
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Shayne		 69 -19
100.
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Garry		 66 -21
79.
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Darrin		 87 -22
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
7.
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Lisa		 423 +24
77.
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Cheryl		 82 +20
72.
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Katherine		 90 +19
30.
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Alison		 204 +18
64.
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Kerry		 103 +18
84.
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Karyn		 76 new
86.
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Claire		 75 new
38.
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Janine		 172 +14
88.
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Christina		 73 new
89.
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Gail		 71 new
90.
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Melanie		 70 new
65.
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Tina		 102 +10
67.
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Katrina		 97 +10
87.
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Teresa		 74 +10
45.
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Paula		 151 +9
60.
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Anna		 109 +9
63.
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Shelley		 107 +9
83.
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Cherie		 77 +9
51.
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Megan		 129 +8
66.
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Barbara		 101 +7
81.
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Toni		 78 +7
29.
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Andrea		 208 +6
43.
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Amanda		 159 +6
69.
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Rosemary		 94 +6
13.
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Angela		 356 +5
28.
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Tracy		 216 +5
36.
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Kathryn		 175 +5
96.
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Sonia		 66 new
3.
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Deborah		 494 +4
24.
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Maria		 240 +4
49.
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Maree		 134 +4
52.
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Lynda		 126 +4
55.
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Tanya		 122 +4
59.
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Kathleen		 111 +4
1.
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Michelle		 586 +3
10.
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Tracey		 375 +3
16.
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Nicola		 300 +3
35.
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Mary		 179 +3
68.
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Rachel		 96 +3
90.
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Gillian		 70 +3
98.
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Vicky		 65 new
44.
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Louise		 153 +2
56.
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Stephanie		 121 +2
77.
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Michele		 82 +2
99.
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Rhonda		 63 new
8.
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Tania		 391 +1
19.
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Fiona		 292 +1
21.
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Catherine		 271 +1
26.
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Sarah		 225 +1
39.
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Margaret		 170 +1
100.
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Philippa		 62 new
100.
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Rebecca		 62 new
100.
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Sonya		 62 new
5.
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Joanne		 431 0
8.
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Sharon		 391 0
22.
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Leanne		 247 0
42.
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Anne		 164 0
49.
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Raewyn		 134 0
79.
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Janet		 80 0
2.
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Karen		 551 -1
17.
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Helen		 296 -1
25.
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Jennifer		 238 -1
4.
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Susan		 490 -2
12.
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Julie		 363 -2
23.
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Kim		 246 -2
31.
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Jane		 203 -2
81.
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Jan		 78 -2
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Sandra		 425 -3
14.
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Christine		 337 -3
15.
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Jacqueline		 317 -3
18.
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Wendy		 295 -3
20.
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Elizabeth		 275 -3
32.
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Diane		 193 -3
37.
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Suzanne		 173 -3
48.
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Judith		 137 -3
70.
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Pauline		 92 -3
11.
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Donna		 372 -5
41.
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Heather		 165 -5
56.
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Vicki		 121 -5
62.
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Sally		 108 -5
71.
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Dianne		 91 -5
53.
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Brenda		 125 -6
60.
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Bronwyn		 109 -6
74.
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Debbie		 88 -6
90.
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Yvonne		 70 -7
33.
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Robyn		 191 -8
34.
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Denise		 180 -8
47.
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Carolyn		 146 -8
40.
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Patricia		 167 -9
46.
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Carol		 149 -9
53.
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Debra		 125 -9
75.
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Caroline		 86 -10
80.
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Pamela		 79 -10
73.
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Annette		 89 -11
94.
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Sheryl		 69 -11
96.
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Natalie		 66 -11
26.
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Linda		 225 -12
90.
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Jillian		 70 -12
75.
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Marie		 86 -14
58.
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Lynette		 116 -15
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Ann		 76 -21
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Ruth		 69 -21
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand