Some helpful links for research include:

Tapuhi – Unpublished manuscript and picture collections of New Zealand Pacific material in the Alexander Turnbull Library

Archway – Archival holdings of Archives New Zealand

H.J Fletcher Index of Māori Names – Māori names referred to in books and journals compiled circa 1925 by the missionary Rev. Henry James Fletcher (1868-1933)

Papers Past – New Zealand newspapers and periodicals from 1839 to 1945

Ancestry – Genealogical records

Te Ara – Online Encyclopaedia of New Zealand

Whakatāne Built Heritage Study - A review of built heritage in Whakatāne

• Built Heritage Study Part 1 - (PDF, 4 MB)
• Built Heritage Study Part 2 - (PDF, 9 MB) 

National Library – Home of the Alexander Turnbull Library

Knowledge Basket – New Zealand historical and current collections of indexed abstracts to business, scientific and news information, including Māori Land Court Database

Cenotaph – Biographical and service details for New Zealand service men and women from the 19th century till present day, including World War One and World War Two