one of the many Maoris who has spent a period working in the Islands is Miss Josephine Pryor (see photo above). Miss Pryor, a trained nurse, is the daughter of the late Henry (Gundy) Pryor and the late Taini Teawaroa, both of Te Teko. She is a sister of Albert Pryor, the Maori All Black. After training at the Whakatane and Wanganui hospitals she became a staff nurse and junior sister at Whakatane, later spending a period at St Helens Hospital in Auckland to complete her midwifery course. In 1961 she left New Zealand to take up a position as a registered nurse in Western Samoa. After completing her two-year contract she returned to New Zealand, and has now a position in the maternity section of Middlemore Hospital. Last year she and a friend spent a holiday in Japan, where they saw the Olympic Games. Her photograph was sent in by Mrs M. B. Akuhata-Brown, who writes, ‘Here is a young lady who was deprived of both her parents while still at school, but who nevertheless had the determination and foresight to succeed in her chosen profession. May we all, who are in the same predicament, be as courageous and ambitious!’ mrs mary wi repa (see photo above) lives with her husband, Mr Romeo Wi Repa, at Whanarua Bay on the East Coast. She has always been fascinated by paintings, but while their ten children were growing up she had no leisure time to spend on it herself. Even after the children had gone their different ways, Mrs Wi Repa still hesitated for a while, very conscious of her lack of training as an artist. Then she started experimenting. She remembered a Japanese painting on glass that she had seen, and tried her hand at a similar one. Her painting was entered in a contest at the Opotiki Agricultural Show, and to her astonishment it won first prize; despite its technical limitations, it was warmly praised by the judge for its vividness and freshness of colour. In the seven years since then, Mrs Wi Repa, who is now 60 years old and has many grand-children, has spent most of her free time painting. She does both abstract paintings and landscapes, and is especially fond of painting the beautiful scenery near her home. She has also a special interest in historic Maori places, and scenes from the past. Her work has vitality and freshness, and the sunlight and warmth in her landscapes reflects her natural ability as a colourist. Mrs Wi Repa has sold many paintings, and has had them hung in several exhibitions, including the Kelliher contest. Recently she held a successful one-man show in Wellington.