Special thanks to;
- John McIlroy
- Mike Ryan
- Ron Rutherford
- Bob Norling
- Tim Dodge
- Warwick Silvester
- Robert McClean
- Chris Carter (ex Conservation Minister)
- Glen Hazleton (Dept of Conservation)
- Tongariro Natural History Society
- Department of Conservation;(research funding)
- Historic Places Trust; (research funding)
- Main Trunk Rail Ohakune Inc;(research funding)
- Winstone Pulp International (funding for records and presentation)
