Farewell at Waiwhetu

Te Ao Hou, December 1967, Page 39

Farewell at Waiwhetu Typical of many gatherings up and down the country was the farewell to Sir Bernard and Lady Fergusson at the Arohanui-ki-te-Tanga-ta meeting house at Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt. The Governor-General and his party were greeted outside by members of the Wellington Anglican Maori Club, the Mawai-Hakona Maori Association, the Putiki Maori Club, the Wainuiomata Maori Club, and the Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club, and moved inside for an afternoon of speeches and entertainment. The annual Anglican Hui Aroha was in progress and children from the Putiki and Wellington Anglican groups who had competed in the junior section of the competitions performed for Their Excellencies. Among the speakers were Te Oenuku Rene, Canon Hepa Taepa, Ngore Takarangi and Rangi Metekingi. The large crowd was delighted when Sir Bernard joined Mr George Tuau to sing With Sir Bernard and Lady Fergusson is Mrs Waewae, a Tuhoe lady who made many of the mats in the Waiwhetu house. She had just presented Lady Fergusson with a beautiful kit she had made. National Publicity Studios The Vice-Regal party greeted outside Arohan ui-ki-te-Tangata. ‘Pokarekare Ana’—yet another sign of his friendly informality.

A group from the Latter Day Saints College, Hamilton, led by Alice Whauwhau, performs during the ceremony. Kuini Te Atairangikaahu accompanied by Te Waharoa Tarapipipi. Story and photographs by Bill Makin Members of the Legion of Frontiersmen at King Mahuta's monument.