rōpū. Te parakuihi i ngā ata, hāwhe pāhi i te whitu; ngā kuki ko ō mātau kaiārahi, ko Sam Goldsmith me John Kaua; i tētahi ata, ko Tom Cooper, ko Darcy Ria, ko Bob Ruru, a, ko mātau ngā kaihoroi-pereti, whakatakoto i ngā tēpu, whakaātaahua hoki i tō mātau whare.

I haere katoa ō mātau rōpū ki te Māori Trade Training School i Pitōne, ka tūtaki mātau ki ō rātau kaiwhakaako, ā, ki te tumuaki hoki o tō rātau whare noho. Nō muri i te kapu tī, ka wehea ō mātau rōpū; ka haere au i roto i te rōpū A ki te Felt and Textile wheketere i Upper Hutt, i muri iho ki te Dunlop wheketere i reira anō. He Māori anō kai roto i ēnei wheketere e mahi ana.

Ka mutu tā mātau haere i roto i ngā whare nei, ka takoto te kapu tī mā mātau, a, ka mihi, ka manaaki ngā upoko i a mātau, me te kī mai he tāima tuatahi tērā mō ngā ope Māori ki te haere ki te mātakitaki i ngā mahi o ō rātau wheketere. Nā ētahi o mātau, ngā whaea, i whakahoki ngā mihi, a, ka tū atu hoki mātau ki te haka. Kātahi anō rātau ka kite i ā tātau nei mahi.

Ko tētahi o ngā rōpū i haere ki Philips Electronic Centre me te Woburn Workshops, Todd Motors me Austin Motors i Lower Hutt.

Nō te ahiahi, ka hui katoa mātau ki Trentham Hostel ki te hapa Ka mauria mātau kia kite i tō rātau wāhi kai, i ō rātau rūma moe hoki. Ka pai ngā whare noho o ā tātau tamariki tāne.

Nō te pō, ka huihui mai ngā tamariki tāne, wāhine, kai Pōneke e mahi ana, e toru rau pea, ka manaakitia mātau. Ka mutu, ka takoto te tī pō; nā te Rōpū Wāhine Māori o Awakairangi tēnei manaaki.

I te Tāite, ka haere tō mātau rōpū ki te Y.W.C.A., Ka mauria haeretia mātau e Mrs Judd, te rangatira whakahaere, a, ko tētahi o ngā rūma moe whakapaipai, nō tētahi o ngā kōtiro Māori. Tētahi o ō mātau rōpū i haere ki ‘Pikimai’ me ‘Pendennis’ nō ngā kōtiro ēnei whare noho.

Muri iho, ka haere katoa mātau ki te Whare Wānanga o Pōneke. Nā Koro Dewes, a, nā te tumuaki tuarua mātau i manaaki; ngā whakautu nā māua ko Te Ohaki Reedy. Ka mutu, ka haere tētahi rōpū ki te Poutāpeta. Ko mātau i haere ki te Dominion Life Assurance; tokowhā ā tātau kōtiro kai reira e mahi ana.

 

Breakfast was at 7.30 each morning, the cooks being our leaders Sam Goldsmith and John Kaua and the next morning, Tom Cooper, Darcy Ria and Bob Ruru, while we mothers acted as dishwashers, waitresses and housemaids.

That day, both groups visited the Maori Trade Training School in Petone where we met the instructors and also the Supervisor of the Hostel. After morning tea, the groups separated; I went with Group A to the Felt and Textiles factory in Upper Hutt and afterwards to the Dunlop factory, also in Upper Hutt. Both of these factories employed Maori workers.

When we had finished our tour of these buildings, we were given morning tea and the managers of both factories welcomed us, telling us that this was the first time a Maori group had made a tour of inspection of their factories. Some of the mothers replied to the speeches and the group entertained their hosts with action songs. It was the first time they had been entertained in this way.

The other group visited the Philips Electronic Centre, the Railways Workshops at Woburn, and Todd Motors and Austin Motors of Lower Hutt.

In the afternoon, all of us met at the Trentham Hostel where we had dinner. We were taken to see their dining rooms and bedrooms. Our boys are very well catered for indeed in their hostels.

That evening, over three hundred of the boys and girls working in Wellington came along and entertained us. Afterwards, we were given supper. Our hosts, who provided an excellent dinner, were the members of the Awakairangi Maori Women's Welfare League. Kia nui nga mihi, Awakairangi!

On the Thursday, our group visited the Y.W.C.A. We were shown round by Mrs Judd, the President, and inspected an extremely wellkept bedroom occupied by a Maori girl. The other group visited ‘Pikimai’ and ‘Pendennis’. which are girls' hostels.

Afterwards, both groups paid a visit to Victoria University, where we were welcomed by Koro Dewes and by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor. Te Ohaki Reedy and I replied on behalf of the parents. Next, the other group went on a tour of inspection of the Post Office, while our group visited the Dominion Life Assurance Office where four of our Maori girls are employed. The Manager of this Company

 

 

Ko te upoko o tēnei tari ko te matua o Joy Stevenson, etita o ‘Te Ao Hou’.

Nō te ahiahi, tokotoru ngā kaikōrero ki a mātau; ko Revd Arnold, he minita Pākehā, ko Ted Nepia, ko Roi Te Punga, tumuaki o te Tari Poropeihana.

Nō te Paraire, ka haere katoa mātau ki Wainuiōmata, ki ngā wāhi kai reira e hanga whare ana ā mātau tamariki tāne, a, ko te tina nā te hapū o Ngātiporou kai Wainuiōmata e nohonoho haere ana. Ka pai hoki tā rātau tēpu me ngā ngahau hoki. Nā te Rōpū Wāhine Māori o Wainuiōmata.

Nō te rua karaka o te ahiahi, ka haere mātau ki te Whare Pāremata. Ka tae mai te Pirimia ki te whakatūtaki i a mātau, a, ka nuku mātau ki te wāhi i mate ai a Wātene, ki te tangi. Ngā mihi nā Wiremu Ngata, a, nā ngā Mema Māori hoki. Nā Te Ohaki Reedy ngā whakautu. I waimarie ngā mātua i te tū hoki te Pāremata, a, ka kite rātau i tēnei mea nui. I te pō, ka tangohia e Koro Dewes ngā kōrero whakapapa o Ngātiporou. Ko Te Ohaki te kaikōrero.

Nō te Hātarei, ko ngā purei whutupaoro i waenganui i ngā Māori o te Hauāuru me te Tonga, a, ko te purei nui hoki i waenganui i Ahitereiria me Niu Tīreni.

Nō te Rātapu, ka hoki ngā mātua nei ki Te Wairoa, a, ki Ngātiporou hoki.

Ngā mea nui i kitea e au; tuatahi, te atawhai o ngā āpiha o te Tari Māori i ngā mātua; tuarau, te pai o te noho o ngā tamariki; tuatoru, te kaha tonu o ngā pakeke o Pōneke ki te tirotiro i ngā tamariki, te tohutohu hoki kia pai te noho, kia haere ki te karakia, kia tiaki moni hoki.

Tētahi, ko te kite tonu o ngā mātua i ngā mahi, i ngā whare noho hoki o ngā tamariki. Ki a au, te noho tahi o mātau, te kai tahi, mō ngā rā e whitu, o ngā mātua. Nō reira, kia nui ngā mihi ki te Tari Māori me ōna Apiha, ngā Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko i te Ora, ngā hapū nāna mātau i manaaki, me ngā rangatira hoki o ngā wāhi e mahi nei ngā tamariki.

 

is the father of Joy Stevenson, Editor of ‘Te Ao Hou’.

The evening was spent listening to a panel of three speakers; Revd Arnold, a Pakeha minister, Ted Nepia and Roy Te Punga. Chief Probation Officer.

On the Friday, we all went out to Wainuiomata to the sites where our Maori traince carpenters were engaged in building houses and were then invited to a luncheon given by members of Ngatiporou sub-tribes living in Wainuiomata and by the Maori Women's Welfare League. It was a splendid meal and we were warmly entertained.

That afternoon, at two o'clock, we visited Parliament Buildings where we were met and welcomed by the Prime Minister, moving on from there to the Maori Conference Room where Steve Watene died, to pay our respects to him. Wiremu Ngata and the Maori Members of Parliament welcomed us and Te Ohaki Reedy replied on our behalf. The parents were fortunate that the House was in session and that they were able to watch the important proceedings. In the evening, Koro Dewes recorded something of the history and whakapapa of Ngatiporou, related by Arnold Reedy.

On the next day, Saturday, there were the football matches between North Island and South Island Maori teams and between Australia and New Zealand.

On the Sunday we left on our return journey to Wairoa and on from there to the East Coast.

To me, the most enlightening and heartening aspects of the trip were; first, the extremely helpful attitude of the Officers of the Department of Maori Affairs towards the parents; second, the excellent living and working conditions for our young people; third, the great interest shown by the elders in Wellington in the welfare of the young people and the guidance they offer in matters of accommodation. Church membership and budgeting.

Another important aspect was the fact that the parents were able to see for themselves the working and living conditions of their children. and to me, it was an inspiration to spend these seven days together with other parents. So, on behalf of all the parents who went on this educational tour, I thank the Maori Affairs Department and its officers, members of Branches of the Maori Women's Welfare League and our many hosts for a wonderful tour.