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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1963)
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. SIN DAY. MARCH 3. 19M Etotorua's 'City' Celebration Attended !y (Goodwill Ambassadors From Edamath j . ,: .i..r. - By RL'TII KING Six centuries spanned history between the coming of the war riors ot the first people to reach the mysterious homeland of the Maori of Aotearoa, the homeland of the present people of Rotorua, and the recent arrival of am- bassadors from Klamath Falls, Mary and Walt Mclntyre. chanting warriors across the The eun.iuvl of the Mclmvre'Sigreat wean of Kiwa-now the Pa-: jet flight southward above the!"'''. lo lh? shores of the land tossing Pacitic. contrasted sharp- becoming familiar to many Amer- ly with that treacherous trip in ' leans .ew eaiana. were saved by the bravery of theitainmcnt of tlie status of "city" high priest Ngaloroirangi, who for Rotorua, New Zealand, sister drew the prow of iic:r . cnidelritv to Klamath Kalis. It was this canoe upon tiie sandy shores in event that took Walt and Mary the Bav of Plcntv, live and wur-l Mclntyre to Rotorua with good a vessel fashioned from a hard wood tree chosen from "Te Wao nui a Tane," a child of the forest God Tane, which carried those Tlie descendants of those first comers who defied the elements, who escaped a giant whirlpool, "Te Waha o te Parata," who ship today at Rotorua. Many of the proud Maoris peo ple look part in the celebration in January that marked the at- flvtAx V 'jCX film JnU wishes and gifts from here to help celebrate a memorable week. They will long recall, as will the thousands who saw it, the spectacular cavalcade of Maori dom ... the re-enactment on the foreshore of Lake Rotorua of the landing of the first Maori canoes. It was the first time in 90 years Maori canoes had been paddled on Lake Rotorua by sons of Te Arawa. Freedom of the citv was given to the Hauraki Regiment, there was a spectacular display of fire works, a day of thanksgiving and church services, addresses by the Archbishop of New Zealand, by Mayor A. M. Linton, a pageant of flowers in the Government Gar dens, a welcome by Maori worn en. a long parade . . . tolling h-getie. progressive people. Since HEARING PROCLAMATION A capacity audience heard the mayor of Rotorua, A. M. Linton, proclaim city status for New Zealand's newest city at the Soundshell. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Mclntyre of Klamath Falls, repre sentative;, of their, home city, were present for the cele bration. Front row are, left to right, the Hon. Minister of Internal Affairs Mr. Goti; His Worship the Mayor Mr. A. M. Linton, Walt Mclntyre, Mrs. Linton, Mrs. Go'ti, Mrs. Mclntyre, Councilor A. McGill and Mrs. McGill. Ex treme let, second row, Harry Lapwood, member of Par liament. All Rotorua Photos Courtesy of Rotorua, Daily Post Fine hotels and services are available in the city. Upon arrival of the Klamath Falls visitors, there were gifts of fruit and flow ers f.-om the mayor and otlier city officials and a royal recep tion at a number of events in their honor. An occupancy record of 90 per cent the year around is registered at Rotorua's leading hotel, the. Brent, where the Mclntyres were registered. Rates are "just short of $10 ner day, including room and meals." Scotch and water is served for two shillings 125 cents Ameri can I ... a hair cut is four shil lings. Five meals a day are served, with the fifth meal, sup per, a 9 p.m. of tea, sweet rolls and crumpets. Tea and buttered bread is brought to hotel guests for an eye-opener at 7 a.m. The New Zelanders are an en- . ; 3 MAYBE SO The Rotorua Fire Brigade as it might have looked In 1900. This quartet and fire equipment took part In pioneer day parade. of the Tai Mitchell bell during the reading of the Rotorua city proclamation. "People in Rotorua," decided the Klamath Falls travelers," are like the people in Klamath Falls, friendly and hospitable." Rotorua has expanded far more rapidly and in greater areas Uiaii any other city on the North or South Islands in New Zealand, due to the fine tourist attractions, the many fine lakes, the fishing and the native Maoris, their village and the thermal activity, report ed the Mclntvres. The Public Relations Office tin der direction of the city council is the prime factor in the ex pansion. Able director of this program is Dick Spuclle aided by one assistant and three secre taries. This department of city gov ernment, Mclntyre says, has 38 conventions lined up for 1963 and has "feelers" out for Ynore. There are two Maoris on the city council. World War II they have cleared over half a million acres of "bush" to be used for sheep graz ing and dairy cattle. Prime in dustries of North and South Islands arc dairying, the manu facture of dairy products, sheep raising and entertainment of tourists. There are no minerals remain- in the soil about Rotorua. They have been burned out by ther mal activity. To replace the lack of cobalt in the soil, necessary to productivity, bush is knocked down and burned and the land is then seeded by airplane with na tive grasses. The range is ready (or grazing three months afcr be ing seeded due to tlie moist cli mate. Land never erodes since the grazing of livestock, around and around the hills, terraces the land and prevents re-distribution of top soils Deer, the larger blacktail spe cie, and wild boars abound, and (Continued on Page 2) " , ' r ' J 7 A GREETINGS Mr. and Mrs. Walt Mclntyre, center and right, who represented the city of Klamath Falls at the celebration in Rotorua in January which marked attain ment of city status, were greeted on arrival by Dick Spurdle, left, director of the Public Relations Office in Rotorua. It was summer time in New Zealand. Note tree fully leaved. RE-ENACTMENT Maori warriors brought their canoes to the Maketu landing where the first canoes landed in 1300 after crossing the treach erous ocean Kiwa (Pacific). Legend says they hauled those first canoei, hewn from a forest log, to the beach at Whenuakura on the island of Hawaiki, to the homeland of the Maori of Aotearoa, the homeland of Rotorua, and the great Arawa Tribe. The landing was an event durinf the Rotorua City celebration in January. t m tTT T .- mfA . hi lip. . ft-1 - I j By I j Kj, !( i ;,..;; - ' ,, II ll I Cty '." V 8 1 7 ! i V V : ' J t i. -LJ II I t 1 4- ' I If J : s II . J i . .'win n i DAY ATTAINMENT The mayor of Rotorua, A. M. Linton, reads from scroll procla mating Rotorua as New Zealand's 17th city. Since 1926 the city's area has increased 50 per cent and the population has risen 700 per cent. The city now has more than 21,000 population. City status was given 79 years to the day after the first meeting of the Board of Management. The sister city proclamation from the city of Klamath Falls, taken to Rotorua by Mr. and Mrs. Walt Mclntyre, was read, the visitors were intro duced and the signpost reading "Klamath Falls 7,430 miles from here" was exhibited. A gift was sent to Klamath Falls Mayor Robert Veatch. - J 3'' - t , Vftr irtr i 0Jt f It 1 s W 1 : BEDECKED PIPER The bagpipes skirled in Rotorua and the Hauraki Regiment Band was presented with freedom of the city. Like the Pied Piper, the band was fol lowed by youngsters who wanted to feel bonnet feathers. . A LEGEND All things must have a beginning and if in the case of a nation or a tribe, that beginning should be so old as to be lost in a fog of antiquity, then a begin ning must be thought of. The Te Arawa Tribe of the qentle Maori people of New Zealand, had its beginning not too different from the origin of the Christ child, with the birth of a on to a beautiful Polynesian girl. It was he, who as a child of the Gods, began the tribe of T Arawa. The Maori people have light brown skins and dark hair, are known for their happy dispositions and kindnesi to others. These Maori women greeted the rowers who re enacted the coming of the first eanoei to New Zealand.
