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Representing NZ in the Aberdeen International Festival

of Youth Orchestras & Performing Arts 1978

The Aberdeen-bound Performers photographed in Kimiora.
The Boys: Jack Mahara, Maihi Dixon, Peter Henry, Hoki Katipa, Arthur Rhind, Morgan Tini,
Pukeiahua Poutapu [Leader], Waka Graham, Tiatia Edwards, Ben Matthews, Paru Poutapu,
Kani Te Wiata, Manaia Te Wiata, Dawson Parata.
Girls Row 2: Rachel Tonga, Sophia Muru, Maree Tahu, Cheryl Muru, Raima Turner [Leader], Manawa Tini [Leader],
Adrienne Parata.
Girls Front: Christine Winikerei, Marion Tahu, Ngaru Gregory, Kim Te Wiata, Brenda Henry, Liti Nepia,
Ranginoho Morgan, June Roberts.
Absent: Gerry Pira.

The following is an account of the As luck would have it, the right rear tyre on
Ngaruawahia High School’s Maaori Culture our bus blew out. However, a mechanic turned up
group’s overseas trip when it was invited to just in time before we gave up hope of ever getting
represented New Zealand at the International to the airport on time.
Festival of Youth Orchestras and the Our arrival was met by the many members of
Performing Arts in Aberdeen, Scotland. a “Bon Voyage” committee.
The group embarked on a major 9:30pm lift off. Our flight in the Air New
fundraising venture for the trip, which included Zealand DC10 was hot and stuffy, yet vey exciting.
stopovers in the AS, London, India and
Singapore. CALIFORNIA U.S.A.:
It travelled to the Festival in 1978 and We stayed at Chapman College in Los
AINA RANGA, a member of the group, Angeles and soaked up as much sun as possible. It
recorded this story for the school magazine that was here in Los Angeles that we became aware of
year. just how monstrous, how absolutely well planned
and how continuous Disneyland really is. The
NGARUAWAHIA, 30 July 1978: movements and interpretations demonstrated by the
Our month-long tour began at 2pm at mechanical artifacts are so remarkably real, that
Turangawaewae Marae, where we attended a rather they seem to have captured a preserved life of their
large church service, had a hearty meal and then own.
boarded our bus for the Mangere Airport. As part of our welcome, we were taken on a