MR TEWAHAROA TE PUKE The death has occurred at Gordonton, of Te Waharoa Te Puke, aged 88 years. A descendant of the two canoes Tainui and Mataatua, the late Mr Te Puke was known on every marae of the Waikato and Tuwharetoa tribes. Mr Te Puke was a descendant of the renowned chief Mahanga of the Tainui canoe among whose descendants were Tukotuku and Tamainupo, whose issue was Wairere.

MR MIRO AMOHAU A leading chief of the Ngati Whakaue sub-tribe of the Arawa confederation, Mr Wirihama Henare Meta Te Amohau, has died at the age of 65. Better known as Miro Amohau he had welcomed several distinguished overseas visitors to Ohinemutu, including Field Marshal Montgomery and Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt. Born at Ohinemutu in 1892, for many years he was employed by the Rotorua Borough Council as village custodian. Mr Amohau was a member of the original Rotorua Maori Choir which made several well-known recordings. He toured England with a Maori concert party not long before World War I. At the time of his death, Mr Amohau was chairman of the Koutu tribal committee.

MR NGAHIWI TAMIHANA Ngahiwi Tamihana, of Ngati Manu, one of the last survivors of the Gisborne district community who remembered personal experiences of the Hauhau fighting and of the time when Te Kooti roamed the hills, has died at Manutuke in his ninety-ninth year. When militia and Maori forces were mustered to protect the settlement of Turanga against Te Kooti's forces, he was chosen at the age of ten to act as a link between the forward positions and the force headquarters. In his later years he shared recollections of the Te Kooti era with many who had taken part against the government, and who knew the events of the campaign from the other side.

MR HUNUHUNU HAKOPA Mr Hunuhunu Hakopa, who was described during his tangi as one of the great elders of Te Arawa tribe, died last November at the age of 78. Mr Hakopa had lived and farmed at Awahou, where the tangi was held. Mr Hakopa's status was recognised at the reception to the Queen at Arawa Park, when he was chosen for the place of honour as the look-out on the top of the tower at the gates. From there he shouted a warning to the challenger below as the Royal Party approached. Mr Hakopa was recognised as a great orator and an expert in Maori genealogies. His knowledge and his strictness in enforcing Maori etiquette made him a dominant figure in maraes in his district.

MR PENE TUMHARE Mr Pene Tuwhare of Kaiaua, North Auckland, has died in the Auckland hospital at the age of 68. He was an apostle of the Ratana church. Born at Kaikohe. Mr Tuwhare was educated at the Kaikohe school and Te Aute College.

MISS WAIKUHARU PARATA Miss Waikuharu Parata died suddenly at the family residence, Waikanae on Saturday, October 6. She was the oldest daughter of the late Tohuroa and Te Oiroa Parata. She was 54 years of age. Miss Parata was prominent in social and church activities in Waikanae, having been organist at St Luke's Church.

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HEI TE TAU 2000 Kua Puta te korero ki te penei tonu te haere o te piki o te tokomaha o te iwi Maori tae rawa ake ki te tau 2000 kua eke te tokomaha ki te 400,000. Otira ko wai ka hua ko wai ka mohio ki nga ahuatanga mai atu inaianei ki tera wa. Kei tika noa atu pea te eke o te tokomaha o te Maori ki te 400,000 na reira me whakataunga tatou ki te ahu pera nga whakaaro ki te 400,000 te tokomaha meake nei. He waimarie tatou ahakoa penei te kaha o te tipu a te tangata kaore noa iho he maharahara. Kei etahi wahi nui tonu o te Ao (penei me Haina me Inia) he mea mataku te piki o te tokomaha o te tangata. Ka whanau he tangata ki te ao ka harakoa tatou nei, ki era iwi kaore, he mea maharahara ke ma wai ra e whangai. Ka nui nga wahi watea ka nui te mahi kei Niu Tireni nei na reira ko te tumanako kia hua kia tini te tangata. Kei piki te tokomaha o te Maori ki nga wahi kore mahi. Ko te ahua nei ko te nuinga o te 400,000 o te tau 2000 nei tera e whati ki nga taone noho ai ka whakarerea nga takahanga waewae o ratou tupuna. Kua timata nui tonu te whati o te Maori inaianei ki nga taone e ako a ko ake nei ka pera ke atu. Ko etahi ano pea ka noho ki nga taone mo te wa poto ka kawea e te aroha ka takihokihoki ki te wa kainga. He hanga pai te rongo ake i a Manu Peneti e korero ana i te Hui Topu a Nga Hahi i tu ra ki Otaki ka nui te pai o te noho a te Maori kei nga taone. Kei wahi ke o Te Ao Hou te roanga atu o nga korero a Manu. Otira ahakoa te pai me ata tiaki ano nga tamariki e whati nei ki nga taone. Me timata mai nga awhina i te kainga haere rawa ake ki nga mahi taone kua totika. He pai tonu te haere ki nga taone engari me whakapai te noho mai i te kainga.