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Phantom Sitting at the bus stop I saw Whera Old Makuta's dainty grandchild Going home, A basket on her thin arm Some bundles Tied up with coloured string: Presents for Xmas. Her mini-skirt dress so bright Her skin light. The shoes upon her pretty feet so neat. Could he have seen, Old Makuta Would not have believed His eyes. Marie Andersen Mrs Anderson, now of Auckland, acquired a love and interest for the Maori people, through her husband's father, who was brought up from childhood by Maoris at Otaki after losing both his parents during the 1860 Waikato wars.

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Te Ao Hou, March 1968, Page 22

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Phantom Te Ao Hou, March 1968, Page 22

Phantom Te Ao Hou, March 1968, Page 22