Manu Korihi News for 4 July 2011

The eastern Bay of Plenty tribe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, is trying to persuade wavering communities to oppose deepsea petroleum drilling, before the return of the oil giant Petrobras; A lawyer says the Waitangi Tribunal took a constrained approach to its report responding to the WAI 262 claim, which covers cultural and intellectual property rights; The Māori Language Commission is charging nothing for language resources, which promote this year's Māori language week.