[3] After the war and with civil flying and engineering licenses, Brian emigrated to New Zealand to help pioneer regional airline services in the South Island and worked many years as Chief Pilot for West Coast Airways.

[19] Some of these include: From early 2016, he was the initiator and spokesperson for the Erebus National Memorial which was subsequently endorsed as a major Government project.

[30] In September 2015, he was honoured for his ecumenical service in a ceremony hosted by Chester Borrows, then Deputy Speaker of the NZ Parliament.

(Brian Waugh) ISBN 0-908790-31-7 When the Coast is Clear – The Story of New Zealand's First and Most Unique Licensed Scheduled Air Service, Invercargill: Craig Printing Company Ltd, 1994.

(Richard Waugh, Graeme McConnell, David Phillips) ISBN 0-473-03427-1 Early Risers – The Pioneering Story of Gisborne and Hawkes Bay Aviation, Invercargill: Craig Printing Company Ltd, 1997.

(David Phillips, Richard Waugh) ISBN 0-473-05366-7 South Pacific Airlines of New Zealand and their DC-3 Viewmasters, Invercargill: Craig Printing Company Ltd, 2000.

(Peter Layne, Richard Waugh) ISBN 0-473-07183-5 Taking Off – Pioneering Small Airlines of New Zealand 1945–1970, Invercargill, Craig Printing Company Ltd, 2003.

(Bruce Gavin, Peter Layne, Graeme McConnell, Richard Waugh) ISBN 0-473-09366-9 NAC – The Illustrated History of New Zealand National Airways Corporation 1947–1978, Invercargill, Craig Printing Company Ltd, 2007.

(Peter Layne, Graeme McConnell, Richard Waugh) ISBN 978-0-473-12000-9 The Story of Nelson Aviation, Invercargill, Craigs Design & Print Ltd, 2013.

(Graeme McConnell, Richard Waugh) ISBN 978-0-473-26064-4, 978-0-473-26578-6 God Knows Where They Come From – Four Faith Stories from Hokitika, Invercargill, Craigs Design & Print Ltd, 2014.