People and Places

Seminar after Consecration The day after his consecration as Bishop of Aotearoa, Bishop Bennett presided over a Seminar in the ‘Wool Exchange’, Napier. Three papers were presented; ‘Catholic Unity and the Multi-racial Society’, by the Rev. Watson Rosevear, sub-warden at St John's Theological College, Auckland; ‘The Churches' Mission to the Urban Maori’, by the Rev. Apirana Mahuika of Te Kaha; and ‘Church Schools and their Role in The Churches’ Mission to the Modern Maori’ by the Rev. Canon John Tamahori (right) and Mr Noel Vickridge, both of Te Aute College. Each paper was followed with discussion by panel members and speakers from the floor. Discussion ranged fairly widely on topics related to the papers, and it was valuable for those who had been Pre- occupied with one particular branch of church life to see their ‘problem’ within the framework of the Church's total effort. Bishop Bennett thanked all those present for giving him a broad picture of the Church's activities.

Thai Girls Become ‘Kiwis’ Pupils from Suksanaree School, a large secondary school for girls in Thonburi, Thailand, chose New Zealand as their ‘country’ in a UNESCO sponsored exhibition, and asked the New Zealand Embassy