ka taea e au. Ka whakaaro au, ae, e tika ana kia riro mai i a tatau enei taputapu o te ao hou, hei utu mo te whenua i murua e te ao hou. Na, kaore hoki e tika ana kia noho te nuinga o tatau ki nga mahi paruparu, ki nga mahi uaua. Me whakakore atu ena tikanga. Ka taea e au te whakatu he Maori hei rangatira mo nga mahi katoa o Aotearoa, ko nga mahi paruparu ma nga Pakeha. Ae, me hiki te iwi ki nga mahi pai, ki nga mahi nui noa atu te moni. Ae, ka taea e au. E kii ana hoki te tangata ma te matauranga ka taea nga mahi katoa, mana ka mama o tatau raru-raru. No reira me whai au i te B.A., i te M.A. te takuta ranei. Ka mahi au, a, ka hipa nga tau e wha. Ka riro mai nga tiwhikete nei, ka huakina mai te kuaha ki au. Haere ana ahau ki te whare wananga o Akarana. Ka whakaaro ahau, e pai ana to haere Hoani. Poto noa te wa inaianei ka riro mai te B.A., te M.A., te takuta ranei. Kaore e roa inaianei ka tae ahau ki te whare paremata kia riro mai ai he whare hou mo nga Maori kato, he terewihione, he pouaka hukapapa. Ka whakahonoretia ahau e te Kuini. Ka ui mai te tangata ki au, “Tena koe, e Ta Hoani Te Ngaere!” I taku taenga ki te whare wananga ka mohio ahau e iwa nga wahanga o te B.A. Me whai e toru ia tau, ia tau. E toru tau ka taea te B.A. E what pea ka taea te M.A. Na, ka whakaaro au, e what tau ke mo te mahi nei! Mehemea ka whaia e au e what nga wahanga ia tau, ia tau ka taea pea te B.A. me te M.A. i nga tau e toru. Ae, me penei. Ka riro koia nei hei kaupapa maku. Na, ka rongo au i etahi e korerorero ana. Ka mea tetahi, “Me whai kia toru nga wahanga ia tau, ia tau. Ma te tangata tino marama te nuku atu.” Ka mea ano tetahi, “Ei, kia rua mo te tau tuatahi. Kia waia koe ki nga tikanga o tenei kainga ka whai ai i te toru.” Ka whakaaro au, ai, enei tahae! Kei te tino maharahara ratau. Kaore ratau e penei i au neil. Karawhiua kia wha, kia wawe te mutu o te mahi nei. Tena ko ta ratau, e rua i te tau, ai, he whakaroaroa noa iho tena mahi. Taihoa ake, ka ki mai tetahi o nga tohunga o te whare wananga ki au, “E hia au e whai ana i tenei tau, Hoani?” Ka ki atu ko au, “E wha.” Ka mea ia, “E wha? Ka taea e koe te wha? E mohio ana koe ki te mahi nei?” Ka whakahoki au, “Ka taea e au.” Ka ki mai ano ia, “E whai ana koe i te aha?” Ka mea atu au, “I te B.A., te M.A., te takuta ranei. Kaore he tikanga ki au ko tehea.” Ka titiro mai taua tohunga ra ki au, ka mare paku nei, ka mea mai, “Me ki e whai ana koe i te B.A. Na, he aha whakaakoranga hei ako mau mo tenei tau?” Ka whakahoki au, “Ko te reo Maori, ko te reo Ingarihi, te anthropology, me to philosophy.” Ka maremare ano taua tohunga, “Ka taea e koe enei?” Zealand. I would travel the byways of the world. I would go to England, to America, to Egypt to talk to Nasser, to India to confer with Nehru, to China to argue with Mao and to Russia to give Krushchev a pointer or two about how to run a nation. Yes, I would uplift the race and solve all its problems. By my efforts every Maori in New Zealand would get a new house, a motor car, television and a refrigerator. All these things I would manage. I thought, yes, it is right that we should have these articles of the new world, because the new world was responsible for the disappearance of our land. Also, I didn't think it was proper that most of us should have the dirty jobs and the difficult jobs. I would correct this anomalous situation. I could establish Maoris as bosses for all the jobs in New Zealand and leave the dirty jobs for the Pakehas. Yes the whole race must be elevated to the better jobs and to jobs paying heaps of money. Yes, I could manage all this. Is it not said that through education all things are possible; by it, our anxieties are relieved. Therefore I must pursue a B.A., M.A., or Doctor. I worked at Te Aute until at length I gained the certificates to open the door to the university of Auckland. If I did not gain these certificates I would not be able to pursue a B.A., M.A., or Doctorate. Well, I did get these certificates and so the door was opened to me. Off I went to the university of Auckland. I thought, John you're progressing very nicely. It won't take so very long now to get a B.A., M.A., or Doctorate. Before long I will be in parliament and every Maori in New Zealand will get a new house, a television set and a refrigerator. The Queen will honour me. People will say to me, “Greetings, Sir John Te Ngaere!” When I got to university I discovered that there were nine parts to a B.A. You had to take three of these each year. It would take three years to get a B.A. Perhaps four to get M.A. This made me think, good heavens, it takes four years to get this thing! Perhaps if I took four parts each year I would get both B.A. and M.A. in three years. Yes, this is what I would do. I let this be my plan. Now I overheard some fellows yarning. One said, “Take three units each year. Only the really clever can manage more!” another one said, “Look, just take two for the first year. Wait until you become accustomed to the procedures of this place before pursuing three.” I thought, yes, these fellows! They're not sure of themselves. Why don't they go at the job like me. Take four and get the job over with. Working things their way, two each year, is just plain procrastination. Sometime later, one of the professors of the University said to me, “How many units are you going to take. John?” I replied, “Four.” He said, “Four? Can you manage four? Do you