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plane touched down on familiar soil. Our families • Group Parents Committee - William Te Wiata,
were waiting. Tears, hugs and smiles were shared. Doreen Gregory.
Back home at Turangawaewae Marae, a • Fundraising & Publicity - Robert Pollock,
beautiful welcome and an exquisite feast was David Braithwaite, Jim McLeod.
awaiting us. Everyone joined in to entertain
everyone. • School Representative - John Moir,
Lesley McNamara, Ngahuia Dixon.
The trip to us now is only a lingering lifetime
dream, but at least it was a dream we were able to • Transport - Pokaia Nepia.
live through - thanks to: • Management & Staff - Bank of New Zealand,
• Dame Te Ata-i-rangi-kaahu - our ariki, who could Ngaruawahia.
have said “No” to it all. • Alistair Caldwell - A.T.A. Travel.
• Nicholas Braithwaite - whose invitation boosted • Te Ranga Carving School.

the team. • Turangawaewae Marae Carving School.
• Neville Murphy - “You kept up, didn’t you?” • Our Tutors: Erana Coulter - Tena and Koe
• Board of Governors - Thanks a million! Ngati Porou, Hakopa Puke, Ngahuia Dixon,
• Warwick Braithwaite - What a headache we gave Evelyn, Ora Calcott, Tomai Te Anga,
Tete Turner.
you!
• Parent Teachers Assoc. - You were right there • The pupils of our school.
with us.

The tour group’s performance at the New Zealand Services School in Singapore.

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