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New Homes Where They Are Needed ((continued from p. 35) The people are proud of these houses. The women are obviously determined to make the best of them. It will be a new way of life looked forward to with high hopes. Yet what the people previously valued can survive in the new conditions. There is, for instance, a very high standard of community singing; dur- Te Ao Hou's visit, quite a few songs known to the women of this pa were recorded on tape and the results were beautiful. In Mrs Ripine Wharekaua, the people have an elder whose performance of traditional songs is still remarkable. Maori artistry is not suffering as a result of the European standards of housing.

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Te Ao Hou, December 1956, Page 57

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New Homes Where They Are Needed Te Ao Hou, December 1956, Page 57

New Homes Where They Are Needed Te Ao Hou, December 1956, Page 57