For 13-year-old Ali Mahutoto, Ihumatao is ‘real neat’. W. A. Taylor, photograph As for the children of the pa, their school records compare favourably with their pakeha mates: attendance is good; ability to join into group activities high and academic records generally average. In regard to sports, well, who has heard of a Maori boy who couldn't make a swift touch down—providing he's got the ball? For the teenagers in the village, Saturday night is THE night: the night for rocking an' rolling; with a western movie or two thrown in to keep things going till midnight! Like all responsible Maori communities, Ihumatao has its democratically appointed warden, whose job is to see that one or two fundamental rules relating to communal living are quietly observed by everyone in the pa. As evidence of the villagers' confidence in Mr R. Roberts they have elected him warden 10 times running! A fine record by any standards. After school there is, more often than not, a small niece to look after. W. A. Taylor, photograph The village warden, Bob Roberts, and his daughter Janice. W. A. Taylor, photo