MAORI NEWSPAPER.
A NGAPUHI VENTURE,
The Maoris of North Auckland are to have their own newspaper At a big tribal gathering at Te Wafmate the natives assembled decided to allow the Young Maori Party, whose headquarters are at Waitangi, to take charge of the old printing press that was used at Waitangi in the very early days. It is the intention of the party to establish their newspaper at Kaikohe, and although the name has not yet been fixed, it will probably be Tokerau, meaning the Northern Peninsula The printing press has an interesting history. It was purchased by the natives shortly after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi and used for the issuing of a monthly publication and printing circulars. Later the press was used in producing a Maori paper called Waiwere, in Whangarei. This paper was discontinued during the war, and recently the printing press fell into the hands of Ratana. By an order of the Native Land Court last year, Ratana was made to return the press to the Ngapuhi tribe, and it now lies at Otlria.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10295, 5 February 1930, Page 4
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181MAORI NEWSPAPER. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10295, 5 February 1930, Page 4
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