Orakau 1864 Where is my family? Dead. Where is my house? Burnt. Where is my stock? The Pakeha has destroyed Everything. Beneath the silent Peach Grove My family lay Sleeping. Hatred dwelled deep inside me. Revenge was my friend. Caroline, 11 Tangi Mats laid out Brothers and sisters Relatives and cousins Sitting near the coffin Shedding tears People walk up Press of noses one by one Take off shoes Look at the body Children playing in the mud Understanding nothing While smoke is rising from the kitchen chimney Mickey, 12 The Moment The surging waves crash down, down Sandy winds sting my legs The high tune from wind, grass and lupins flow with waves high and loud and all these creepy noises siege my ears. Potiki, 13 Finally, we have an account of the Northland Regional Finals of the Korimako Trophy speech contest, written by a Northland College pupil. Tena koutou e te iwi katoa. Kei konei nga kupu o te mihi o nga tamariki o te Tai Tokerau mo te Maori Speech Contest. On Saturday 13 July 1968 the Maori Speech Contest was held at Northland College in Kaikohe. The students of the college, who were the organizers, made every attempt to follow the true marae traditions. Contestants spoke from the floor and a wholly informal atmosphere was obtained. The day began with a powhiri, followed by a wero and welcome by the Northland College Maori Federation. Then, speeches by the Major of Kaikohe, Mr P. E. Williams, Mr Pat Whiu, Mr J. K. Bogue, principal and Mr Hohepa of Northland College, were made, followed by a speech from Jakob Te Whata who chaired the meeting. This bracket of speeches was ended by a vigorous haka and an action song by the Maori Federation. Then began the speech contest. There were contestants from Panguru High School—Patrick Newsome, Kaitaia College—Ata Parkinson, Bay of Islands College—Heather Rawhiti and Northland College—Robert Pouwhare. The judges were Miss Ngapare Hopa, Lecturer at Auckland University and Mr Tahi Tate from Whangarei. The speeches were all of high quality and very sincere. Our efforts were well rewarded when Robert Pouwhare of Northland College won this final. The general topic of the speech was ‘Race Relations in New Zealand’. As a conclusion, Loimata Iupati, one of our Tokelau students gave his views of race relations in New Zealand. The day ended with a beautiful hangi prepared and served by the College pupils. Caroline Walker, 5 Academic Robert Pouwhare receives his trophy from the Mayor, Mr Williams.