Summer School at Whakatane Tihei Mauri Ora! Tihei Mauri Mate! He mihi tēnei nā te rōpū whai i ngā tikanga o te tangata. Ko te mihi tuatahi ki ō tātou tīpuna kua tīraha, kua moe i te moengaroa. I runga i tēnei āhua e mihi ana mātou ki a Pita Fairbrother i mate i te marama o Māehe i tenei tau. Koia Tēnā i tīmata, i hanga, i ārahi mātou i roto i te rohe o Ngātiawa me te rohe o Tūhoe. Ko Pita te pou tokomanawa o mātou te rōpū e whai ana, e whiriwhiri ana, kia rongo mātou i te taonga e mōhiotia ana ko te Māoritanga. I mamae te manawa, i heke ngā roimata, taumaha ana te ngākau, taka iho te hūpē i te tangi mōhou, e Pita. Ka nui te pōuri i te maharatanga ki ō mahi, ki ō whakaaro mō te katoa. Mate kino! Mate kino: Maumau tangata ea. I mate taurekareka koe, e Pita. Nō reira, haere e Pita, haere e te hoa, haere ki Hawaiki nui, ki Hawaiki roa, ki Hawaiki pāmamao. Ka huri ki te korero mō tētahi mahi a Pita i mua tonu o tōna matenga. Anthropology is the study of man in society and no amount of academic study and theory can wholly replace direct involvement with people. Yet all too often second-hand knowledge from books is all that the student has. It was in order to gain some understanding of the Maori way of life, both traditional and contemporary, that the Anthropology Society of the University of Auckland organised a summer school at Puawairua Marae near Whakatane. For ten days the group of 15 students and other interested people stayed together there, not only learning about the Maori way of life, but to some extent, living it. For instance, for most of us community living was a new experience, and many of us were surprised to find it a very agreeable one. At the start of the school our ignorance of Maori custom and etiquette was obvious, but our hosts, the tangata whenua, remained calm and tolerant, helping us over difficult moments with timely suggestions and, later, explanations, so that our embarrassment was soon replaced by a keen desire to know how to behave in accordance with the customs and to understand the deeper meanings behind them. Many and varied were the opportunities for learning in both formal and informal ways. The more formal aspects included ceremonial welcomes onto three maraes and lectures and talks given by local people and by visiting speakers. These were on various topics and all were followed by questions and discussion. The people of the district and town had been invited to attend the lectures and participate in discussion, and the school was greatly enhanced by their interest and contributions. After the welcome onto Puawairua Marae, introductions, and lunch, the school was officially opened by Mr J. W. Gow, Chairman of the County Council. This was followed by Peter Fairbrother giving a talk on the Role of the Anthropologist which was a fitting beginning to the school. On Sunday morning we ate a leisurely breakfast while listening to a broadcast of the local weekly Maori programme, Te Reo Irirangi o te Tahi Ripeka Rua, initiated, organised and run by Manu Paul. We then moved into the meeting house where Ching Te Hau Tutua explained the importance of