Over the last year many new homes have been built in the most conservative settlements in the Maori world, where modern housing conditions were previously unknown. This story tells how new homes came to these settlements, improving material conditions but keeping intact the valuable traditional arts of the people. Child: Rereatakahia Pa. Rereatukahia Pa, near Katikati, is quite an ancient settlement. One story about Katikati goes back as far as the times of Tamatekapua who is said to have visited the pa one day when rats had managed to get into the pataka. It was a great misfortune, because it was impossible to hide what had happened from the illustrious visitors who only sampled his food (kaikati) and did not eat much. Those who live there today are hardworking people; the men labour in the nearby mills and for the Ministry of Works and the Railways; the women have for many years worked seasonally for the local croppers growing potatoes, onions strawherries and asparagus. Some of the younger people have tried living in the towns, but never stay away long; usually they are again after one or two months, because prefer the pa environment. Some years ago, the men bought some hand timber and other building materia built wooden houses in the pa. Following Maori way, they placed the houses irregular over the papakainga, without thought of planning of roading. These houses soon deteriorated and began to offer an unpleasant sight to visitors and tradespeople. At the same time was an atmosphere of gloom and misery because people were aware of the conditions witout knowing how they could be remedied. Pogress was everywhere around them, but they left behind. One day last year a pakeha visitor around the pa taking photographs and soon afther, to the people's horror, these photographs ed in a large newspaper of very wide tire. The people had a meeting to discuss he were going to meet this situation and the sion was; to build a fence round the whole pa, and stop all visitors from coming in. However, the matter did not end the publicity had roused the County Council condemned the existing houses and fin