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This template creates a reference to an entry in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.
Usage
[edit]Copy and paste: {{DNZB|last=|first=|id=|title=|access-date=1 January 2026}}
Parameters
[edit]Required:
|id=– teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/###/lastname-firstname
Optional:
- Any {{Cite web}} parameter:
|last=– Surname of the author of the DNZB entry|first=– First names of the author|title=– Title of the DNZB entry; defaults to the page name without disambiguation|access-date=– Date the DNZB entry was last verified to support the text in the Wikipedia article|df=– Date format, i.e. dmy-all or mdy-all|plainlink=– A plain link without cite web|author-link=– Title of a Wikipedia article about the author
Examples
[edit]{{DNZB|id=1f9}}→ "DNZB". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.{{DNZB|id=1f9|title=FitzGerald, James Edward}}→ "FitzGerald, James Edward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.{{DNZB|last=McIntyre|first=W. David|id=1f9|title=FitzGerald, James Edward|accessdate=1 January 2026}}→ McIntyre, W. David. "FitzGerald, James Edward". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 January 2026.