The club performs at the ‘Golden Shears’ competition held annually in Masterton, and for the last couple of years has also provided hangi meals for hundreds of visitors on this occasion. In 1963 it performed during the Queen's visit to the Fraser Park Shearing display. The main aims of the club are to encourage its members to retain their Maoritanga, and to welcome any visitors to the community Maori or Pakeha. There are 25 active members in the senior group, and 16 in a junior group started three years ago. Membership is open to people of all races and denominations. Practice nights are held weekly. President: The Rev. J. H. Smith, the Wairarapa Maori Pastor. Vice-president and club captain: Mrs D. Savage. Senior club leader: S. Tahana. Junior club leader: Miss Reo Walker. Secretary: Mr C. Rowlands.

Catholic Academy of Maori Culture Christchurch The aims of this group are to promote the Christian faith among the Maori people, to teach and preserve Maori culture, to assist young Maoris coming to the city to find accommodation, work and healthy recreations, and to help promote closer social relations between Maori and Pakeha. Memberships is open to all Maoris and Pakehas interested in the aims of the club. Meetings are held on two Sundays a month, at St. Patrick's Hall, Barbadoes Street. There are lessons in the Maori language, action song and haka classes, and general social activities, with indoor games such as table tennis. The concert party, named Te Whitu Ariki o Kahukura, is led by Hori Brennan and his wife Ramari. The club's president is Mr Tom Dunn, and the secretary is Mrs Huna Jackson.

Waikare Sports Club Bay of Islands Waikare is a fairly isolated Maori community in the Bay of Islands. The Waikare Sports Club was organised 18 months ago as a youth club, but its scope was soon extended to cater for the adults in the community also. The only local source of entertainment apart from church and school activities, the club has four main activities which are held in rotation throughout the year: indoor games, indoor bowls, table tennis and darts, and Maori culture. There are also seasonal sports such as football and baseball. Community projects are also undertaken. Club evenings are held every Friday, and every second Wednesday and Saturday. At the moment the club is preparing for a New Year's Maori Concert to be held in the Russell Town Hall. President: Rev. Brian Olsen. Deputy-president: Mr Wes Toi. Secretary-treasurer: Mr Hiwa King. Assistant secretary: Mrs G. Heriora. Committee: Mrs G. George, Mrs W. Williams, Mrs F. King, Mr T. Williams, Rev. B. Olsen.

Principal of Te Aute College Retires This Year The Principal of Te Aute College, Mr R. G. Webb M.A., Dip.Ed., is to retire at the end of this year. Mr Webb has been principal of the college since 1951. Before this he taught for many years at Rotorua High School. He has a distinguished record of service in World War II, being made commander of the 24th Battalion in 1942. Subsequently he spent three years as a prisoner of war in Germany. For many years Mr Webb was active in sporting administration, and he has also given much service to the Returned Servicemen's Association. Full and Rewarding Years Mr Webb's 14 years at Te Aute have, he says, been ‘very full and rewarding ones.’ ‘I see Maoris going into wider fields today and there is a growing awareness among them of the importance of education,’ he says. ‘If we are ever going to have anything in the nature of a so-called colour bar in New Zealand it won't be based on colour but on social and economic grounds. It will be based on the principle that the young Maori has not been prepared to fit himself for the better classes of occupations and so has committed himself to a second class existence.’ About five years ago the roll of Te Aute College had dropped to 74 pupils, and the future of this historic school seemed uncertain. But the tide has now turned and this year the roll has reached 115. This includes 17 Pakeha pupils.