The band was formed by Sir Howard Morrison and included Gerry Merito, Wi Wharekura and Noel Kingi.

[1] In 1955, while working as a surveyor's chainman, Howard Morrison started putting together vocal groups to entertain at rugby club socials in Rotorua.

This was highly topical, because of the huge controversy over Maoris not being allowed to tour South Africa with that year's All Blacks.

Due to the constant touring and absence from families, the quartet disbanded in 1965, but have occasionally re-united in various incarnations over the subsequent years.

1956-1957 (The Ohinemutu "Quartet")[2] 1957-1958 1958-1959 1959-1960 1960-1965, 1975 (Return of a Legend), 1989 (This Is Your Life: Sir Howard Morrison) (classic line-up) 1979 (Tu Tangata '79)[3] 1992-199?