HAERE KI O KOUTOU TIPUNA

Rangitiaria Dennan, M.B.E. The passing of Guide Rangi was truly the end of an era. The tributes which poured into her home from hundreds in New Zealand and overseas, when they heard of her death, showed again how much her name was linked with Whakarewarewa. Born at Rotorua in 1897, Guide Rangi was educated at Hukarere College, shining at athletics and being dux of the school. Ill-health frustrated her attempts to make careers first of teaching and then nursing, and she turned to guiding. For 45 years she led people through Whaka, and those whose interest was genuine, famous or lowly, were also shown her personal carved treasures in the carved house built for her by her grandfather, master carver Tene Waitere. She received many honours, but always regarded them more as a tribute to her race than to herself. After her retirement in 1966, she worked on an autobiography, published in 1968. She was buried at Whakarewarewa beside her husband Te Aonui Dennan, who died in 1942, beneath the memorial to her husband's mother, Maggie Papakura, another famous guide.

Rt Rev. Wiremu Panapa, C.B.E. A much-loved leader, Wiremu Netana Panapa, was laid to rest at St James' Church, Mangere, after services at Mangere Marae, and a packed St Mary's Cathedral, Parnell. The Anglican Bishop of New Zealand, the Most Rev. N. Lesser, paid tribute to a ‘man of the people’ who had received high honours during his life and who had passed to a far greater honour. Hundreds had paid tribute to Bishop Panapa, who had been Bishop of Aotearoa from 1951 until 1968, when he retired because of ill-health. Born at Dargaville, of the Ngati Whatua tribe, he was educated at St Stephen's School, Te Rau Theological College at Gisborne, and St John's College, Auckland. He was ordained a deacon in 1921, a priest in 1923 and served in the Maori Mission at Te Kuiti until 1926 and at Kaikohe until 1932. For ten years he served as Auckland Diocesan Maori Missioner, and became first chaplain to the Maori Battalion in 1940, remaining an Army chaplain until 1944, when he was appointed vicar at Ohinemutu. He became vicar of Taupo in 1948, and from there joined the Bishop of Waipu as Bishop of Aotearoa in 1951. Bishop Panapa worked quietly, establishing and strengthening branches of the Mothers' Union in Maori communities, and encouraging his people to deal themselves with the questions that faced them, though on occasions he would preach very forcefully. He and the late Mrs Panapa had four sons and three daughters.

Jack Ormond Mr Jack Ormond, former MP for Eastern Maori, died in Napier Hospital aged 78. Born at Mahia, Mr Ormond was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, and served with the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War, rising to the rank of lieutenant. On his return to New Zealand, Mr Ormond farmed at Kinikini on the Mahia Peninsula. He joined the Ratana movement and was elected to Parliament in 1946, holding the seat for Labour until his retirement 20 years later. Mr Ormond was also well-known as a rugby player. He was a member of the Maori Pioneer Battalion team which toured France and England after the First World War, represented New Zealand against. New South Wales in 1923, and was a member of the Hawke's Bay team during its first Ranfurly Shield heydays. In recent years, Mr Ormond has lived in semi-retirement at Mokotahi, Mahia Beach. His wife died some years ago, and he is