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Missing for 50 years: Clock gifted by Lord Bledisloe to be returned to Rarotonga

Jane Phare
Senior journalist, NZ Herald·NZ Herald·
7 mins to read
Missing for 50 years: Clock gifted by Lord Bledisloe to be returned to Rarotonga
Simon Crispe wants the chiming clock, presented by the Governor-General Lord Bledisloe to Rarotongan nobility in 1933, to be returned. Photo / Sylvie Whinray

As the All Blacks go up against Australia tonight in a fierce battle for the coveted Bledisloe Cup, Jane Phare unravels the mystery of the Bledisloe clock.

It's been a conundrum for more than 50 years – who owns the handsome clock presented to a Cook Islands chieftainess in 1933

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