Other leaders frequently met at the centre from left to right: Mr Andrew Paapu, Ngapuhi, chairman of the Owairaka tribal committee, and a public servant; Mrs Bella Taura, the ‘mother’ of the university Maori Club—more formally known as the president of the Whare Wananga branch of the M.W.W.L.; and Mrs Maraea Te Kawa, also very prominent in the league. All these people have a variety of other functions—Mr Paapu as secretary of a study group which meets at the Department of Anthropology (Auckland University) every fortnight; Mrs Te Tawa on bodies such as the recent money drive for Ruia Morrison. education is a source of status and his leadership in party politics is made effective by his skill in both Maori and European things. He is a good Maori linguist and is also a master of English. The leader of the Labour Party in Auckland is “J”. He had a good education, a brief period in the public service, attained fame as a Rugby footballer and was one of the leaders in the establishment of the Community Centre. He had a responsible position in a trade union in Auckland. The fact that he has been chairman of the tribal executive committee shows his competence as an administrator.

LEADERSHIP Leadership in the Auckland Maori community is comprised of a wide range of classes. The educated person is very much in evidence, so are the bureaucratic leader, the professional man, the woman leader, the administrator and the religious leader. It is to be expected that they would feature in an urban community close to European institutions. But then the kaumatua, the kuia and the rangatahi leader are here too. The pattern of leadership is practically the same as that found in the village community, the main difference is in the shift of priority. The educated person has moved to the fore in the urban community, while the kaumatua and kuia are called upon on specific occasions. The bases of authority are not as clear cut as those found in the more homogeneous grouping of the village kinship community. Kinship affiliations in the city are important in developing leadership within particular tribes or subtribes. Ethnic association and the embodiment of Maori