Te Wai Pounamu College
Sir,—Reading of the possible closing of Te Wai Pounamu Maori Girls’ College for financial reasons set my mind back to the great fundraising speech of Sir Apirana Ngata at Te Kaha In 1938 when within 30 minutes he raised* £4OOO in cash, cheques, and promises from the people who attended the opening of the Tukaki meeting house. If a campaign committee is formed at the earliest possible opportunity I am sure that the people of the South Island, both Maori and pakeha, will respond just as leading Maoris and pakehas
' did at Te Kaha. The saving , of Te Wai Pounamu College i is an affair of the heart, and no amount of material logic , will explain why people far i and wide will give generously to such a cause.—Yours, etc., RANG! METE KINGI. 1 July 20, 1970.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32354, 21 July 1970, Page 14
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