A former kaiwhakahaere of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu, Crofts is married to Mere Te Aroha Crofts.
Biographical sources
- “Family Profiles: Charles Crofts.” 5 Crossroads. http://www.5crossroads.com/index.php/whanau/group/22/1004/
Non-fiction
- "Koukourarata." Te Karaka: the Ngai Tahu Magazine 5 (1996): 6.
- "Why Māori Claims over Past Events Must Be Properly Settled." Press 22 Aug. 1997: 7.
- "Ngai Tahu Get Their Chance to Stand In the Sunshine Again." Press 24 Sept. 1997: 11.
- "Iwi At Centre of Māori Life, Society." Te Karaka: the Nga Tahu Magazine 6 (1997): 4-7.
- "Giving Effect to the Treaty: An End to Complaining." Press 11 Aug. 1998: 5.
Other
- Keene, Howard. "The Dumping of Charles Crofts: Plot of a Spat?" Press 26 Aug. 1998: 7.
- Robertson, Christine. "For Our Children, And Children To Come: Goodwill Praised: Ngai Tahu Settlement Proposal." Evening Post 24 Sept. 1997: 5.