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Unveilings at Mokai continued from page 27 to be out-done, also sang their classic ‘Te Kiri o te Tau’. Orator and singer were Mr Rangihiroa Stanley and Mr Hirone Wikiriwhi. Comedy had its part in the fun that followed after lunch and Mr Toka of the Queen's party entertained with a harmonium, and a ballet dance was given by Louisa, a local lady of great charm from Whaka. These gatherings are surely bringing our peoples closer together until New Zealand will become a united land with no Maoris or Pakehas, but all of us alike, after Sir James Carroll's famous saying of ‘Tatou Tatou’ meaning, ‘we are all one people together’ or Governor Hobson's ‘He iwi kotahi tatou’.

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Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 56

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Unveilings at Mokai Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 56

Unveilings at Mokai Te Ao Hou, 1971, Page 56