The Reverend Fr Wiremu Te Āwhitu, is flanked by Bishop Owen Snedden of Wellington (l) and Bishop Reginald Delargey (r) of Auckland. They are moving on to Ngāpuawaiwaha Marae in Taumarunui for the 1971 celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of Pā Te Āwhitu’s priesthood. Five younger Māori priests – Frs Henare Tate, Karaitiana King, Harwood, Bennett and Peter Lander
(a nephew of Fr Te Āwhitu) – also took
part in this ceremony. Photo: teara.govt.nz/courtesy of Te Puni Kōkiri.