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New Zealand’s oldest person, Aileen Kars, turns 113, garden named in her honour
WorldAileen Kars' 113th birthday
Aileen Kars, New Zealand's oldest person, has turned 113. She was born on September 12, 1913, in Tokomaru, Manawatū.
A garden at her Palmerston North retirement village has been named in her honour to mark the occasion.
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- Sep 11NZ Herald (NZ): She was born in the Manawatū on September 12, 1913.
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