School and in 1966 was appointed as Editor (Maori Language) in School Publications. Since this time her unfailing efforts to provide Maori language books have been of tremendous value. Her dedication and enthusiasm for the language cannot be ignored or denied. The Maori people have lost a staunch supporter of the language that provides an insight into their rich cultural heritage. She is survived by her husband and three daughters. Haere e kui ki o tatou tupuna, haere, haere. Te Kahu Tihi No te rua tekau ma wha ō ngā ra a Maehe i mate ai. Whitu tekau ōna tau. He Rangatira no te hapū nei no Ngātirongo i roto o Tuhoe—He uri no ngā Rangatira, Te Rāhikoia ki roto o Tuwharetoa—Rangite ao rere ki roto o Te Arawa—ka puta ki te kōrero nei (Te Tokotoru a Kokāmutu). He mōrehu no te Haahi Mihingare. Haere ki o tatou Mātua—ki ngā poutaketake o te Haahi i roto o Ruātoki. Kia Paora Rangiaho Kia Tewhetu Paerata Kia Teihi Hawiki Kia Te wharetini Rangi Kia Te Rāma Haki Rangiaho Kia Hurihia raua ko Hōri Hohua Kia Hinerotu raua ko Hime te ariki Numia Kia Ameria McGarvey—Kia rātau ma, Haere Ki to Hoa wahine Kia Riripeti. He oi na to Tamaiti Na Renata Numia Rangi

When the Canoes Returned When the canoes returned the men exulted over pas burned down and grey battles coming alive under the exultation of meres When the canoes returned the captives mourned for their homes and rocked themselves to sleep under the red stars of their agony When the canoes returned the women grieved for their sons and the empty mat in the grey dawn and put away the bone flute and the dogskin cloak When the canoes returned the old men counted the dead in their silence and watched the children run laughing into the boiling surf. Frederick C. Parmée