ORAKEI MAORIS
Sir, —In your issue, of Wednesday I read the account of the "Crusade at Orakei." What a pathetic business it all is! The Government is doubtless acting in the best interests of the Maoris from a physical point of view, but from a spiritual one what distress and heartbreak it is causing; by removing the Orakei Maoris from this spot so hallowed to them they are sowing a sense of injury and injustice which, in the future, may bear bitter fruit. From the tourist's point of view a Maori village on the waterfront road would be a great asset. Could not a fund be started among well wishers, and appeals made to wealthy Maoris in other parts of the Island (of whom L understand there are quite a number), to have the place drained and made thoroughly sanitary? A great deal might be done in quite a simple way to make the place look attractive, without embarking upon any grandiose scheme; even already it looks very much better than it did. After all it is their home, and if it can bo made healthy and tidy there is no need to turn it into a sort of glorified peep-show. Englishwoman.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22776, 9 July 1937, Page 15
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