Mesdames P. A. P. Waho teach Maori and pakeha girls Maori weaving at Mokau public school. Photo: Crago Studios, New Plymouth Miss R. Hohapa by a plaque in Wairaka Park, Whakatane. The plaque commemorates the landing of the Matatau canoe (14th century). members of her tribe, Miss Hohapata is a direct descendar captain of the canoe and of Wairaka, his daughter, after park was named. Mr Hira Rogers in his store at Otaua, near Kaikohe. A retired dairy farmer, he planned the store and built it himself with the help of a relative. Photo: John Ashton.