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Otago Witness, Issue 3972, 29 April 1930, Page 64

There are some human wonders in Tikitiki—the Banks children and “ Old Steve ” (writes the Tikitiki correspondent of the Poverty Bay Herald). The children live up the Maraehara Valley, a distance of 10 miles from Tikitiki, and thus to attend school they traverse daily 20 miles. Needless to say, they often arrive late. Old Tiwana Mauheni some years ago became totally’ blind, but he still rides about unaided and often unguided. When he rides towards Rangitukia he knows tbe different routes and where to turn, whether to the store or to the school, or go straight on towards the sea. When ho has a case at the Native Land Court he attends the court daily, and he does thia on horseback. The road from Rangitukia to East Cape is very rough and dangerous, yet Tiwana has ridden to East Cape, but on this occasion he followed a companion.