Manu Korihi News for 31 October 2011

The Maori Party says the Government has failed to respond to its call for tribes to be offered land and forestry blocks - before overseas buyers; University researchers say a recent survey of 14 suburban newspapers found a dismal story count for Maori issues and the Treaty of Waitangi; The Chairman of a Tauranga iwi, says the pollution caused by oil leaked from the container ship Rena, has highlighted for many pakeha, just what a close relationship Maori have with their environment; A kaumatua from the Wellington iwi Te Atiawa, says a sign featuring a taniwha's eyeball, instead of Wellywood on Miramar Peninsula, would represent the city's history well.