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Rare Presentation At last year's Dominion Conference of the Maori Woman's Welfare League in Invercargill, their Patroness, Dame Te Atairangikaahu was presented with a gold medallion inset with diamonds by district Governor Rex Austin of Lions International, Named the International Order of the Lion, it is the highest award conferred to a lay person. The presentation was in response to the gift from New Zealand of a magnificent carved gateway which forms the entrance to the International Memorial Garden, in honour of the late Helen Keller, who inspired Lions International to make international support of the blind their No. 1 service project.

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Te Ao Hou, 1972, Page 38

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Rare Presentation Te Ao Hou, 1972, Page 38

Rare Presentation Te Ao Hou, 1972, Page 38