Special Maori Section for The Waiapu Gazette.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume 35, Issue 7, 1 September 1944, Page 6

Special Maori Section for The Waiapu Gazette.

It is. with pleasure that we introduce with this issue of the "Gazette" a special section dealing with the Maori portion of the Church. This section, which it is hoped will be s feature of the "Gazette" >m future, will be m the hands of the Rt. Rev. F. A. Bennett, Bishop of Aotearoa and Mr. P. H. Tomoana, of Waipatu, Hastings. A translation m English will also appear. The Ministry carried on among the Maoris by their own .Bishop and clergy represents an important portion of the work of the Church m this Diocese. To the Pakeha readers of the "Gazette" we are sure that this section will be of special interest. Besides affording a much greater appreciation of the Maori Mission, a deeper sympathetic understanding cf its work will follow. To the rising generation of the Maori people, who see little of .their own language m the printed form, will he afforded an opportunity of instruction that will be of considerable assistance towards preserving a beautifully expressive language for which New Zealand can be justly proud.— Editor. '