Affairs Department in 1928. He served with the R.N.Z.A.F. during World War II and attained the rank of Squadron Leader. He served as Private Secretary to the Rt Hon. Peter Fraser, to the Hon. E. B. Corbett, to the Rt Hon. Keith Holyoake, and in 1958 to the Rt Hon. Walter Nash. Since 1959 he has held various executive positions with the National Party, and contested the Wanganui seat in 1963 and 1966. He is also the author of ‘Tuwharetoa’ a tribal history published in 1959, for which he collected material for over 20 years.

SEATO Conference Staff Five of the seven people staffing the Post Office in Parliament Buildings during April's SEATO Conference, were Maori. Standing are, from left, Mr Howard Hakaraia from Russell, who was relieving during the conference, and Mr Otene Rakena, from Rapaki, Lyltelton, the Postmaster. Seated are Miss Huia Maitai from Nuhaka, a clerk engaged in machine printing, and Mr Ron Anderson from Coromandel, a Telex operator. The fifth mem- ber, Mr John Church of Wanganui, was absent. National Publicity Studios