missioned in 1959 in the Territorial Force, 1st Battalion, Northland Regiment, and joined the Regular Force in 1962. The citation for Lieutenant Manuera's operational award of the Military Cross says that in one month, Lieutenant Manuera mounted two very successful patrols. The first provided useful information about the enemy, and the second resulted in the killing of six enemy soldiers and the wounding of three, with no New Zealand casualties. In the second engagement, his quick thinking, personal example, and forceful leadership not only saved the lives of the men under his command, but turned what could have been a dangerous situation into a successful action. Another young Maori soldier was recently honoured for his service in Sarawak. He is Corporal Niwa Kawha, also of the 1st Ranger Squadron, New Zealand Special Air Service, who last December was mentioned in Despatches for gallantry in Sarawak. Later, in the New Year Honours, it was announced that Corporal Kawha had also been awarded the British Empire Medal. Corporal Kawha, formerly of Opotiki and now of Auckland, joined the Regular Force in 1958. He served with the 2nd New Zealand Regiment in Malaya, and was promoted to corporal. He contracted a severe illness and was invalided home. After recovering in New Zealand, Corporal Kawha voluntarily relinquished his rank to join the S.A.S. in 1962 He regained his rank in the 1st Ranger Squadron. In the photograph below, Mr Jock McEwen, Secretary for Maori Affairs, teaches a patere of his own composition to members of three Wellington clubs practising for this year's Treaty of Waitangi ceremony at Waitangi. The three clubs, the Wellington Anglican Maori Club, the Ngati Poneke Association, and the Mawai-Hakona Maori Association, together with a local group, performed the