Conference poses in front of the university (Photo: Peter Blanc) up at the conference will later be crystallised and reduced to practical guiding principles. Twenty years ago the Maori race had Sir Apirana Ngata to do this kind of thinking; today it will need to be a collective effort of a number of leaders. It is impossible to do justice to the conference in the space of an article. We shall therefore devote most of our next issue to the conference discussions and the papers that were presented. We think this will be worth while especially because most of the vital Maori questions were studied, and there is no better way of getting a grasp of the Maori situation today than to read a selection of the best material produced. In addition to a full report on the meeting, we shall present three of the ‘data papers’—Dr Maaka's on health, Mr Te Hau's on incorporations, and Dr Winiata's on leadership. In addition we shall print reports of some of the actual discussions, as well as the two excellent evening lectures. To add to the value of this survey of Maori questions, we have also commissioned some special articles from delegates who made outstanding contributions to conference, thus introducing them more fully to our readers. E. G. S.