KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON. SIN DAY. MARCH 3. 19M
Etotorua's 'City' Celebration Attended
!y (Goodwill Ambassadors From Edamath
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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-
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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-
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.