the evening to celebrate the occasion. The club's entertainment group provided a fine musical programme, mainly comprising modern Maori songs to guitar accompaniment. Te Ao Hou learned that these songs had been brought back by the party which attended the memorial meeting held at Tikitiki in honour of the late Sir Apirana Ngata. The club has also its own haka entertainment party, which has given performances at several district functions. Its leader is Miss Kohu Hau, and several of its male members are from Te Ti, where they learned Maori action dancing from a very early age. This well-trained nucleus has been able to instruct the other members. Rehearsals are held weekly, the group being allowed free use of the Y.M.C.A. hall. One supporter brings some of the members regularly from the Glenbervie State Forest on rehearsal nights. Naturally the group is anxious to obtain its own clubrooms, as are all other members of the club. The quick progress the Maori Young People's Club has made in Whangarei is an example of what can be achieved in smaller centres of population. The enthusiasm and community spirit are usually easier to develop in such smaller towns, particularly among young Maori people from country districts. Many such young Maoris are finding employment in Whangarei, and the existence of the club is a boon to them in their leisure time.

The haka party of the Maori Young People's Club at Whangarei is in urgent need of a few dozen piu-piu. They have been unable to have them made locally, and are raising funds to buy some. They are also trying to arrange for an expert to go to Whangarei and teach them how to make piu-piu, if such a course is practicable. Meantime, if any reader has some piu-piu he can spare, he is asked to send them to the club's secretary, care of Kaka Porowini Hostel, Whangarei.

Miss Watkins; top lady in the Whangarei Young People's Club tennis team. Her picture is also on the cover. Photo: John Ashton. Miss Marie Hay, who works in a textile factory at Whangarei. Photo: John Ashton.