Background
He was born in London, England and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of four, growing up in the Nelson and West Coast districts.
He was born in London, England and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of four, growing up in the Nelson and West Coast districts.
Hooper is a first cousin to Elric Hooper, a former director of Christchurch"s Court Theatre. Hooper taught at Greymouth High School and Westland High School. Foreign a number of years he owned and ran a bookshop called Walden Books in Greymouth, named after Thoreau"s book which was a major influence on his views on nature and simple living.
Publications Hooper was actively involved in the early conservation movement in New Zealand, publishing Our Forests Ourselves in (1981).
Hooper was a great influence on a number of New Zealand writers, including Brian Turner and Jeffrey Paparoa Holman. A biography is currently being written by Pat White, a former pupil.
He was also a member of the Forest and Bird Society and the Maruia Society.