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Ria Kerekere (centre), formerly of Waihirere, is shown with the Quincy Conserve of the Down Town Club, Wellington, where he is resident singer. Previously a guitarist with two Wellington combos for two years, Ria transferred to Auckland with The Soundells. He then returned to the capital as a pop singer. He has toured Australia, the South Island with the Allison Durbin Show as a featured vocalist, and recently recorded his first disc with the Quincy Conserve which has just been released.

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Puku Smiler, George Grace, and Joe, Kiki and Charlie Smiler at 112 Ballance Street are pictured with some of the pingao brought up from Foxton Beach by them. The fibres from the treated pingao are to be used in the making of meetinghouse panels. It is left hanging for three days, turning yellow in that time, after which it is ready for use. The elders of Foxton helped the Smilers to gather the pingao and gave them advice on the weaving of the finished fibres. This is all in aid of the restoration of the historic Rongopai meetinghouse in Lavenham Road.

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The caretaker of the Riverdale school, Mr Wi Ngata, of 5 Leon Street, celebrated his 65th birthday recently with morning tea for the staff of the school. A happy lot, the staff is shown with, in front, from left: Mr George Maunder (headmaster), Mrs P. Smith (supervisor junior classes) and Mrs and Mr Ngata.
Standing, left to right: Mr Owen Lambert, Mr Trevor Harries, Miss Lesley Durant, Mrs Susan Walker, Mrs Thelma Maunder, Miss Yvonne Clynan, Miss Barbara Holland, Mrs McIvor, Mrs Nan Venama, Mrs Symes, Mr Terry Samuel, Mrs Beryl Ellmers, Miss Beverly Winn, Miss Julie Watson, Mrs Shirley Hill, Mrs June Dyer, Mrs Bartie and Mr Stan Walker.