Maori Music

Te Ao Hou, March 1967, Page 56

Maori Music Sweet Maori music— Swaying rhythm of the sea, Mellow voices blending In natural harmony. Deep Forest music— Hidden birds among the leaves, Calm and strength imparting Spirit of the Trees. Music of the Lakes— Deeply blue, serene; Flashing paddles lifting, Canoes among the reeds. Music for the Battle— Rousing hakas, ages old Fierce voices shouting Defiance to their foes. Haunting Maori music— Of my life a part; To me—forever Home, This music of the Heart. —Renée Ottaway Jenny Can she be a princess, from some far off foreign land? Maybe her father's an emperor, and she has kings ask for her hand; Do you think the mysterious East, is the home of such as she? Was it a fabulous castle, that housed her family? She surely is most gracious to give us such a smile. Do you think that if we begged her, she would stay with us awhile? Do you perceive that delicate skin, of a strangely dusky hue? To touch those soft dark curls would thrill the sense of you. Such beautiful big grey eyes, a Queen indeed, no less! I take much pride to tell you, in case you cannot guess— That pretty little child is my half-caste Maori niece! —Raewyn Juhàsz

Maori Education Foundation Mr D. G. Ball, Chairman of the Maori Education Foundation, announced recently that Mr John Jolliff, Secretary since its inception in 1961, had been promoted to a position in the Department of Maori Affairs. ‘Mr Jolliff has been a great support to me and to the members of my Board in his administration of the Foundation's business,’ said Mr Ball. ‘He is widely known and respected throughout the country, particularly in many Maori communities, as a man who has made a real contribution to a most important aspect of education in New Zealand today. While none of us who know him can help but regret his loss to the Foundation, we have some consolation in the knowledge that his skill and experience will continue to be exercised in the interests of the Maori people.’