Regional Conference

The Tairawhiti Maori Women's Welfare League regional conference was held at Tokomaru Bay on June 27. Delegates from the East Coast, Poverty Bay and Wairoa attended and remits to be presented at the national conference at Invercargill in July took up a major part of the programme.

Delegates attending a conference session.

Tokomaru Bay branch president, Miss F. Burdett, opened the conference.

The new regional president, I Mrs J. Babbington.

Mrs E. Tawhiwhirangi reads the minutes from the last conference.

Immediate past president Mrs L. Chaffey.

Keeping the hungry mouths fed were, from left, Mesdames Rae Nichollis, Margaret Ryland (secretary), Frances Pahina, Miss Ivy Collier, Mesdames Hiria Poi, Betty Hutana, Ethel Scott, Golly Houia and Miss Eva Houia.

The Rev, H. Poole, Waipiro Bay Parochial District, gave the opening prayer.

Oldest member of the league, Mrs Ngaropi White.

Miss Ethel Burdett, guest of honour from Christchurch.

Miss G. Twist, treasurer.

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 193 : July 15, 1970

Regional Conference