accompanying him on a four-day visit to the East Coast, when he slept on maraes, met the people, and listened patiently to some who had complaints. He ‘compelled admiration for his seemingly endless ability to combine a happy blend of humour, charm, knowledge and authority,’ and ‘left a clear message that any worthwhile project promising success would have his support, while his main theme was self-help.’ His party is pictured with the local people at the farewell at Mangahanea marae.

Korimako Trophy Phillip Munro, of St Peter's Maori College, Northcote, won first prize in the speech competition for the Korimako Trophy last year, after being three times a finalist. Second was Georgina Baker of Taihape College, at left, and third, Lyn Maru of Te Awamutu College.

New Dining Room at Manutuke Fund-raising for ‘Aroha a te Rangatahi a Tūrāhiri’, the new dining hall at Manutuke began in 1964, and although the main construction was completed in 1967, the opening was delayed until this year, because the young women of the marae felt that their N.P.S. photograph