A typical group at the Rotorua refresher course. Canon Kaa, left, is studying the new booklet on Tuwhakairiora written by Pine Taiapa. As the Canon conducts classes in the Maori language in Hastings. In has a practical interest in anything appearing in the language. In earnest debate around the front table are Mr John Waititi, left, who teaches Maori at St. Stephens. Queen Victoria Girl's College and Auckland Girl's Grammar School and who gave three talks at the refresher course; Miss Makuini Warbrick, centre, who has compiled a Maori song book which is still unpublished; and Mr A. Awatere, District Maori Welfare Officer, Rotorua, whose recent adult education course in Maori in Rotorua beat all previous local attendance records. Col. Awatere contributed an inspiring lecture on waiata's to the course. (Photograph Mr Kinsella.) whakaaro o nga tohunga tera pea e pai noa atu, ma te wa ra e whakaatu. Na Hoani Rotana te tino korero—ko te reo te ha ora o te Maoritanga. Ka ngaro te reo ka moumou noa te whai a te tangata ki te pupuri i tona Maoritanga. Ko tetahi mea whakamiharo o taua hui ko te tokomaha o nga kai-whakahaere o te Tari o nga Kura i reira e noho ana e whakarongo ana ki nga korero a e whakahokihoki ana i nga pataitai. Ko te whakarapopototanga o nga whakahau ara kupu tautoko a taua hui ina na:— (1) Me timata te ako o te reo Maori ki nga kura Maori me nga kura Poari pakupaku he tokomaha nga tamariki Maori kei reira. (2) Me tuhi etahi pukapuka whakaako i te reo Maori me timata atu i raro ka piki haere—ma tetahi tohunga ma etahi tohunga ranei e tuhi a ma te Kawanatanga e ta, e whakarato. (3) Me whakakaupapa etahi korero Maori ki etahi pukapuka hei korero ma nga tamariki kei te whakaakona ki te korero Maori. (4) Me whakaako nga tamariki Pakeha ki to te Maori kaupapa. Ki nga korero purakau, ki te aronga o nga ingoa maunga, o nga ingoa awa o nga ingoa kainga, hei huarahi atu mo te aroha ki a te Maori taonga a hei mea tuhonohono i nga tamariki Maori me nga tamariki Pakeha ara ia i te Maori raua ko te Pakeha. Ara atu nga kupu tohutohu o taua hui a meake nei ka panui ai hei korero ma koutou. I panuitia atu ai enei korero hei maramatanga mo koutou e kui ma, e koro ma kei te whakaaro nuitia te reo Maori.