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Te Ao Hou THE MAORI MAGAZINE Contents December, 1963 STORIES Page The Choice, Rosemary Vincent 6 The Guy, E. S. Morgan 10 Ponga and Puhihuia: Part Two 19 Te Kata Whakamutunga, Peti Hunia 31 ARTICLES Mr J. M. McEwen, New Secretary for Maori Affairs 3 The N.Z. Maori Council Moves Forward, John Booth 4 Maori Children in Auckland Schools, Roger Oppenheim 12 Queen Victoria School Celebrates Jubilee 25 Para Matchitt: Painter and Sculptor 26 M.W.W.L. Meets at Rotorua 30 Leadership Conference at Auckland 33 Mrs Marewa McConnell: A Teacher with a Fine Record 35 Boys' Hostel in Gisborne 36 Is Your Child Always Reading? ‘Kai Kina’ 53 FEATURES Book reviews 50 Record reviews 55 Sport 57 Farming 59 Crossword puzzle 61 Haere Ki o Koutou Tipuna 63 COVER: Our cover photograph, taken at the Ringatu meeting at Wairoa last July, is of Mrs Ani Natana of Ruatoki. The photographer is Ans Westra.