Oxford Degree Miss Ngapere (Polly) Hopa has been appointed extension lecturer in Maori studies at the University of Auckland. She has recently been granted her B. Lit. degree at Oxford University, where two years ago she obtained her diploma of anthropology. Miss Hopa spent her early years at Gordonton, and received her secondary education at Queen Victoria College and Epsom Grammar School. After two years full-time study at the University of Auckland she attended the Auckland Teachers' College. She taught at Lynfield College, then spent a year in Maori Welfare work. During this time Miss Hopa continued her studies as a part-time student and completed her B.A. degree while teaching at Auckland Girls' Grammar School.

MAHARAIA WINIATA MEMORIAL PRIZE The University of Auckland invites entries for the Maharaia Winiata Memorial Prize which was established in 1964 in memory of the late Dr Winiata. The regulations governing this prize, which is available annually, are— 1. The Prize shall be known as the MAHARAIA WINIATA MEMORIAL PRIZE and shall be of the approximate value of £30. 2. All persons who are over eighteen years of age on January 1 in the year of the award shall be eligible to compete. 3. The Prize shall be awarded for the most outstanding original essay on some aspect of Maori culture (traditional or contemporary) presented or published in the year of the award. The essay should be one of not less than 2000 words. 4. The Prize shall be awarded annually, but a Prize may be withheld if, in the opinion of the adjudicating committee, no essay is of sufficient merit to justify the award. The Prize may not be awarded more than twice to the same person. 5. Entries for the MAHARAIA WINIATA MEMORIAL PRIZE should be in the hands of the Registrar of the University of Auckland not later than October 1 of the year of the award. 6. The Prize shall be awarded by the University Council on the recommendation of a committee consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, Director of University Extension, and Professor of Anthropology who may consult relevant experts in the disciplines involved.

Polly Hopa The Mataora Myth The Spiral Tattoo, Mrs Adele Schafer's play based on he legend of Mataora and Niwareka, was to have been broadcast from all YA, YZ and YW stations on Monday 15 August at 7.30 p.m. Readers will no doubt recall Mrs Schafer's articles in Issue 51, the first comparing the Mataora and Hutu myths with stories from agricultural societies all over the world, and the second examining the relationship between the Maori and Sanskrit languages.