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Te Ao Hou, March 1965, Page 50

a young maori accountant, Ariari Te Rangi Paul, of Rotorua, recently left with his wife Jean for New Jersey, U.S.A., where he will spend two years with a firm of public accountants. Mr Paul was educated at Rotorua High School and is a member of the Ngati Whakaue sub-tribe of Te Arawa, He is the son of the late Mr Retimana Paul and Rainga Paire. mr bill kerekere, of Waihirere Concert Party fame, left Gisborne a couple of months ago to take up a position in Wellington with the Maori programmes department of the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. Mr Kerekere was for eight years with the Maori Affairs Department in Gisborne. He is on the management committee of Mangatu 1, 2, 3 and 4 Blocks Incorporated, and has been a member for some years. He also served for several years on the management committee of the Waimata West, 1A Block. As president of the Waihirere Maori Club he has been a strong guiding force in the running of the club since its inception. He is also a talented pianist, and as well as having his own dance band he has made several recordings. Mrs Kerekere has been well-known in many activities in Gisborne, including Maori cultural groups and the Red Cross.