At the Kaikohe Clothing Factory, machinist Bunny Tango is sitting next to the mascot she has made to decorate the factory for Christmas. The owner and manager of this recently opened factory. Mr H. M. Platt, has come to Kaikohe from Auckland because he desired to do voluntary youth work for the United Maori Missions in this locality. Originally he had intended to have only a branch in Kaikohe, but the experiment turned out so well financially that the factory, making coats, trousers, shorts, blouses, shirts and skirts, is now entirely separate. For the girls, the factory provides a good and steady job, which is important in Northland. In addition, the United Maori Missions run a hostel in which many of the seventeen employees are accommodated. Absenteeism in the factory is practically nil, says Mr Platt; there is no problem of rapid staff changes; standard of work is entirely satisfactory. Mr Platt considers there is no financial sacrifice involved in operating in Kaikohe instead of Auckland. Although freight charges are higher in Kaikohe, operating costs are lower, and in the final analysis there is no difference. “One of the great problems in Maori youth work,” says Mr Platt,” is to provide steady employment in the home environment.”