CONTENTS Page Haere Ki O Koutou Tipuna 3 The Youngest Maori Party by E. G. Schwimmer 6 Maori Battalion Reunion by Elsdon Craig 9 Hostel for New Plymouth by E. B. Marriott 11 Values of a Maori Boarding School by Tirohia 12 The Love Charm of Paratene by Alan Armstrong 14 The Siege of Tokaakuka Pa, by Peta Wairua 17 Waiohou na Iki Pouwhare 19 A Vienna Journal 20 Where Maori and Pakeha First Met 28 The Ironsands of Taharoa 31 Memories of Our Valley, by Ngahinaturae te Uira 32 Reviving the Drowned 36 We made our own Piupius, by Pupils of Tawera Maori School 38 The Growing of Kumara 41 Tu and the Taniwha, by Kate Shaw 47 Off the Land, by Rev. Kingi Ihaka 51 Seasonal work on the Farm 53 Sports Strength in Sport, by N. P. K. Puriri 54 Indoor Bowls, by T. P. K. Joseph 55 An Overhaul for your Car, by Des Mahoney 56 The Mental Health of the Maori, by Dr F. McDonald 57 Paua Recipes, by Kai Moana 62 Your Children's Deafness can be Prevented by G. A. Q. Lennane 63 The Minister of Maori Affairs: The Rt. Hon. W. Nash. The Secretary for Maori Affairs: M. Sullivan. Management Committee: Chairman: B. E. Souter, Asst. Secretary. Members: M. R. Jones, W. T. Ngata, E. G. Schwimmer, G. H. Stanley, M. J. Taylor. Editor: E. G. Schwimmer, M.A. Associate Editor (Maori text): W. T. Ngata, Lic. Int. Sponsored by the Maori Purposes Fund Board. Subscriptions to Te Ao Hou at 7/6 per annum (4 issues) or £1 for three years' subscriptions at all offices of the Maori Affairs Department and P.O. Box 2390, Wellington, New Zealand. Registered at G.P.O., Wellington, for transmission through the post as a magazine. Editorial Address: P.O. Box 2390, Wellington published by the department of maori affairs december 1958 printed by pegasus press ltd. Cover Picture: This photograph of Rev. Naru Ngawaka, taken in the church at Manakau (near Kaitaia), strikes a solemn mood for Christmas. Rev. Ngawaka was 85 years old when this picture was taken by Mr Lou Hobson. Back Issues: Some back issues of the magazine have become very scarce, and it has been decided to raise the prices of these issues so as to eke out the supply for the benefit of collectors. Prices per copy are as follows: Issues 5, 6, 9, 13, 5/-; Issues 8, 10–11, 14–17, 3/-; Issues 18–22, 2/-. Renewal Stickers: If your subscription is expiring, you will find an expiry sticker on the wrapper of your issue. Please examine the wrapper carefully and if the sticker appears on it send us a renewal as soon as possible on the form enclosed with the issue. Contributions in Maori: Ko tetahi o nga whakaaro nui o Te Ao Hou he pupuri kia mau te reo Maori. Otira ko te nuinga o nga korero kei te tukua mai kei te reo Pakeha anake. Mehemea hoki ka nui mai nga korero i tuhia ki te reo Maori ka whakanuia ake te wahanga o ta tatou pukapuka mo nga korero Maori.

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