HISTORICAL RESOURCES
The author of this entry for TeKopuru was a resident of the village for some 25 years, not long enough to be considered a local but during this period gathered a great deal of information on the history of Te Kopuru and the surrounding district. A lot of this has come from the few remaining long time residents and their descendents, the bulk from a variety of publications and below is a list of those resources.
Books
Early Northern Wairoa John Stallworthy 1916
The Great Northern Wairoa E K Bradley 1972
Pakoi Tara Te Kopuru P Bickers c1945
History of Te Kopuru Hospital Ivy Pratt 1992
Stethoscopes & Saddlebags Eleanor Baker-McLaglan 1965
Te Kopuru-Dargaville Bus Co. Ltd Clive Otway/Sean Miller 2006
Sources
Dargaville Museum http://www.dargavillemuseum.co.nz/
Matakohe Museum http://www.kauri-museum.com/
Alexander Turnbull Library http://www.natlib.govt.nz/atl
RNZAF Museum http://www.airforcemuseum.co.nz/
Auckland Memorial Museum http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/
Kaipara District Council http://www.kaipara.govt.nz/index.php
Archives New Zealand http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/
Wellington Museum http://www.museumofwellington.co.nz/