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Out On Their Own It was at this conference that Mr Walter Nash, who was then the Prime Minister, suggested to members that they become independent of the Maori Affairs Department—‘Why don't you go out on your own’, he said. They took him up on this, and it was Joan Stone who had the formidable task of helping the organisation to get established on a new independent basis. To learn more about the part Joan has played in the League, ‘Te Ao Hou’ visited Mrs Wikitoria Amohau Bennett, the widow of the late Bishop Bennett and a member of the Executive of the League ever since its inception.

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Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 55

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Out On Their Own Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 55

Out On Their Own Te Ao Hou, June 1963, Page 55

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