“What we want to know is where we can find this place called Waipukurau,’’ was the first question asked by many American marines on their arrival in New Zealand. Repeated questions about Waipukurau solicited an inquiry as to the reason for such interest in the Central Hawke’s Bay centre, and the reply was somewhat amusing. “Well, buddy, the name Waipukurau is used in America in the same way as we find Timbuktu is used in this country and that is why wo all figure on going there before wo leave this Dominion."
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Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23750, 23 September 1942, Page 2
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