Listen to old interviews or read transcripts of interviews with people who recount stories about Waipori and its history.
Waipori gold mining; interview with Syd Knight. In this interview broadcast in 1948, Sydney William (Syd) Knight (1891–1966) talked about life in Waipori in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Waipori: the dark waters. A radio programme from the 1940s about the Waipori hydroelectric scheme and the area’s gold mining history, consisting of occasional music, narration and interviews. Both Fred W Knight and his nephew Syd Knight talk about life at Waipori during the goldmining years.
Oral history interview with Bob Gare. Transcript of a 1970 interview with Robert Boyd Walker (Bob) Gare (1891–1973) about early life in Waipori.
Oral history interview with Forbes Knight. Transcript of a 2025 interview with Forbes Knight. Though he never lived at Waipori, his account includes discussion of the First World War service of his father Sydney William Knight and the goldmining activities at Waipori of his grandfather William Edward Short Knight.
Oral history interview with David Still. Transcript of a 2025 interview with David (Dave) Still, author of Gold beneath dark waters: the people of Waipori, about his lifetime’s work exploring Waipori and researching its history.