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Te Ao Hou THE MAORI MAGAZINE Number 66 March-May 1969 page stories To Hoa Pono, Mere Ana 6 Memories of Koriniti, 1930, Eden Conway 16 poetry Patere, Marie Andersen 14 Visit to the Museum, Dinah Rawiri 15 Me He Manu Rere, Dinah Rawiri 17 Back From Malaya … Dinah Rawiri 20 Passing, Valerie Fox 23 Palm Sunday, Rarotonga, Martin Wilson 24 Affinity, Margaret Dickey 45 articles He Toa Matauranga, W. Bird 8 Greetings From Lanka (Ceylon), Asoka Bokalamulla 10 Kupe, T. V. Saunders 18 Original Maori Composition Competition 22 Mr B. E. Souter Retires 25 Parliamentary Committee Tour 26 Ahuwhenua Trophy 27 Retirement of Colonel Bennett 28 New House at Bethlehem 29 American Indians Visit New Zealand 30 Hui Aranga at Wanganui, Eddie McLeod 34 New Centre at Rotorua 36 Opening of Te Rau Aroha 41 features Haere Ki O Koutou Tipuna 2 Letters 4 People and Places 38 Younger Readers' Section 48 Books 52 Records 60 Crossword 64 FRONT COVER: Philip Cook sings one of his tribe's traditional songs during the welcome to the party by the Mawai Hakona Maori Association. —National Publicity Studios BACK COVER: The Baptismal font given to St John's Church, Sydney. —Duncan Winder