Reremoana Taylor Mrs Mel. J. Taylor, wife of the Prime Minister's Press secretary, and a prominent member of the Whanau-Opanui and Ngati Porou tribes died in Wellington on 30 January. Mrs Taylor had done a great deal over the years to cultivate the traditional arts and culture among her people. A member of the Wellington Anglican Maori Club and the Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club, she toured Canada and United States and Britain with the Rev. Kingi Ihaka's concert party in 1965. It was Mrs Taylor who led the massed clubs of Maori women who welcomed the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Waitangi in 1953. Mrs Taylor is survived by her husband, two sons Garry and Apirana, and two daughters Riwia and Haina. The tangi was held at Petone Maori Meeting House.

Lawrence Inia Rikihana The death occurred recently at Wanganui Hospital of Lawrence Inia Rikihana, aged 43. He was the oldest son of the late Hare. and Te Kahuwaero Rikihana of Ngapuna Rotorua. He was educated at Whakarewarewa Primary School, St Stephens College, and Wesley College. Mr Rikihana was noted for his artistic ability, was a keen footballer and also a well known singer amongst his many Maori and Pakeha friends. As a civil servant with the Ministry of Works Department, he was transferred variously from Wellington to Hamilton, Whakatane, Rotorua and Nelson. At the time of his death he was attached to the civilian branch of the Ministry of Defence at Waiouru Military Camp, where he took an active part in the social and cultural activities of the camp.

Na Ihowa i Homai, Na Ihowa i Tango; Kia Whakapaingia Te Ingoa o Ihowa National Publicity Studios Eruera Tihema Tirikatene At almost nine o'clock on the night of Wednesday, 11 January 1967, our revered and distinguished leader the Hon. Sir Eruera Tirikatene shut off his power saw for the last time, sat down on the log he had just felled and with a smile of satisfaction, as of someone reminiscing on a job well done, closed his eyes for the last time. It had been a normal sort of day, so characteristic of the man. He had risen at 4.00 a.m. with a complete plan of action in mind and had solidly worked through a 16-hour day until it had been successfully completed. Only a few days previously, on 5 January, Sir Eruera had turned 72 years of age, yet he died having never experienced old age. Sir Eruera's physical strength was almost superhuman. The strength of his faith in God was unsurpassed by that of any other mortal and his faith in his people inspired him to champion their rights in Parliament. During his 34 years as a representative of his Maori people he fought relentlessly to remove the blatant discrimination that had existed before he was elected in 1932. Then, a Maori was paid half of the wage paid to a