Puketapu Family Kara Puketapu pictured with his wife Jean, their children and his parents shortly before he left for 15 months in U.S.A. He was awarded a Harkness Fellowship by the Commonwealth Fund of New York to undertake advanced study and a research programme in Administration. At the University of Chicago he is studying economic, social, educational and cultural development in minority groups and will follow this with field work in New Mexico. Mrs Puketapu joins other ‘University wives’ in twice weekly visits to a Negro ghetto, teaching women to read and write, and is busy giving talks and showing slides on New Zealand.

Memorial Trophy As part of the South Island Maori Basketball Association annual tournament a special memorial service for Sir Eruera Tirikatene was held, conducted by his son Revd Rino Tirikatene and the Very Revd P. Manahi. Sir Eruera was the first patron of the Association and in his memory a Memorial Trophy was presented by Lady Tirikatene to Mr F. G. Briggs, President of the Association.

Success for New Branch Pictured outside the Tekatinga meeting house are members of the Mourea branch of the Louis J. Edwards W. A. Gamble Women's Health League with four of the seven trophies they won at the Bay of Plenty-East Coast league conference in Gisborne last September. Then not quite a year old, the branch had entered the competitions for the first time, competing against more than 15 other branches. The 26 members are most proud of the Sir Apirana Ngata Memorial Cup, awarded for gaining most points in Maori arts and crafts. The Mourea branch, with Mrs Wahanga Grant as president and Mrs Mihi Tule as secretary is about the tenth branch of the league formed in Rotorua.