Yet another concert party at present touring overseas is a 15-strong group from the Wellington Anglican Maori Club (see photo below). They are led by the Rev. Kingi Ihaka, the Anglican Maori viear in Wellington. Sponsored by an American entrepreneur they are touring Canada and the United States for 15 weeks, demonstrating Maori culture at fairs and shows. It is a good-will tour, designed to ‘put New Zealand on the map’ and to further knowledge and interest in our country and its peoples. On 6 September the group leaves North America for London, where they will have a reception at New Zealand House. After a week in London they fly to Hong Kong for 10 days. There they will entertain at an international congress on behalf of the New Zealand Government. Flying back via Australia, the party will return to New Zealand on 27 September. This photograph of the group was taken in the porch of Te Hau Ki Turanga, the meeting-house in the Dominion Museum, Wellington. Carved in 1842, this is probably the oldest Maori meeting-house still standing.
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