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Nō te tekau māt whā o ngā rā o Akuhata 1967, ka haere mātua ki te mātaki i ā mātau tamariki tāne, wāhine hoki, e noho mai rā i Pōneke, E rua ō mātau pahi mai i Wharekahika ki Te Wairoa. Nā Tā Turi Kara te pōwhiri ki a mātau kia peka ki Te Wairoa ki te poropotoaki ki te Kāwana-Tianara me tōna hoa wahine. I tukua mai e Tā Turi mā tētahi o mātau e toku te koha a Ngāti Kahungunu ki a Rēiri Fergusson—he kete kiekie me to poraka mahana, he mea whatu nō ngā wūru hipi o Te Wairoa. Nā Maraca Te Kawa, Dominion Vice-President o te Rōpū Wāhine Māori enei taonga i tuku. He hōnore nui tēnei ki a Ngātiporou. Kia ora, e Turi! Nō tētahi rangi, ka tae mātau ki te marae o Waiwhetū ki ‘Aroha-nui-ki-te-tangata, i reira e tū mai ana te tangata whenua, ka tangi ki ngā mate, ka mihi hoki a Puketapu ki a mātau. Nō te Wenerei, ko wehea kia rua ō mātau continued on page 43 The parents were delighted to meet old friends holding positions of responsibility on assembly lines at the motor factories. National Publicity Studios Mr Holyoake does his best to get a smile from the youngest member of the party