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the photograph above shows four successful students who last December graduated as kindergarten teachers in Auckland. They are, from left to right, Theresa Wi Repa from Hicks Bay, Eileen Pakinga from Three Mile Bush, Kamo, Margaret Wihongi from Kaikohe, and Gloria Thompson from Panmure, Auckland. Miss Thompson gained her diploma with merit, being the first Maori student to do this. She is the recipient of a special award which will enable her to visit kindergartens where there are large groups of Maori children, in the hope of learning ways of encouraging Maori parents to take a more active interest in the work of kindergartens. there were several Maori lads among the New Zealanders who last January attended the Australia Scout Jamboree at Dandenong, Victoria. This photo shows, from left to right, Neville Luke of Lower Hutt, Vernon Winitana of Lower Hutt, and Henare Broughton Tuahiwi, North Canterbury. Two other boys, Bruce Luxford of Turua and Eric Brunger of Taihape, were out of camp when the photographer arrived. The New Zealand Contingent's section of the camp was approached through archways decorated with carved and painted Maori designs, and as their demonstration of the culture of their country, the New Zealand boys performed vigorous hakas and action songs.