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Historian Michael King dies
Historian Michael King (aged 58) and his wife Maria Jungowska died in a car accident in south Waikato. King's Penguin history of New Zealand became the most popular book of the year, and was the Readers' Choice at the 2004 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. Read more...
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