Haurongo: Best, Elsdon
He whakaaturanga anō
Rārangi pukapuka
Craig, E. W. G. Man of the mist. Wellington, 1964
Holman, J.P. Best of both worlds: the story of Elsdon Best and Tutakangahau. Auckland, 2010
Scholefield, G. H., ed. A dictionary of New Zealand biography. 2 vols. Wellington, 1940
Sissons, J. Te Waimana. Dunedin, 1991