Mr Te Onewa Te Waati Taiaroa The death occurred last February at Ratana Pa of Mr Te Onewa Te Waati Taiaroa. He was in his 64th year. Mr Taiaroa was a direct descendant of Turi, the navigator of the Aotea canoe. In the early 20s Mr Taiaroa married Miss Kaneihana Pehimana, niece of the late Mr T. W. Ratana, prime mover and first president of the Ratana Established Church of New Zealand. There were seven children, the sole surviving member being Mr Nakata Taiaroa, of Ratana Pa. Mrs Taiaroa died 24 years ago. In late years Mr Taiaroa married Miss Ihipera Koria Taurua Pehimana, grand-niece of Mr T. W. Ratana. There were two daughters and a son, all residents of Ratana Pa. He was chairman of the Ratana Tribal Committee, a member of the Ratana Trust Board, the Ratana Marae Committee, and of the Ratana Youth Club, and had a directing hand in all Ratana sports and concert work.

Mr Rangihuatau Hikaka The death occurred on January 15 of Mr Rangihuatau Hikaka, senior member of a widely known South Taranaki family. He was in his 64th year. A grandson of Hone Pihama, the influential chief who played so large a part in the securing of peace after the Taranaki wars of the 60s, Mr Hikaka spent most of his life at Oeo where he was engaged in dairy farming. Mr Hikaka was a member of the Taranaki Maori Trust Board, representing Nga Ruahine. During the Second World War he served in the traffic control section of the Emergency Precautions Service. A keen and competent player of a number of sports, Mr Hikaka's main interest lay in Rugby football. He represented Taranaki Maoris, and took an active interest in coaching. Mr Hikaka is survived by his wife, Mrs Huna Mary Hikaka, a sister, Mrs I. Rongonui, six sons and eight daughters.

Mr Romana Ratima The death occurred at Poroporo on 21st March of Mr Romana Ratima. He was in his 70th year. Mr Ratima, a rangatira of Ngati-Pukeko of the Mataatua canoe, was born at Poroporo. Because of injuries received when serving overseas during World War I, he was invalided home, but was able to return to the front before hostilities ceased. He took a prominent part as a forward in Rugby football, being a member of the Poroporo Club, a Whakatane and Bay of Plenty representative.

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