14 Nov 2011

Manu Korihi News for 14 November 2011

From Checkpoint, 5:46 pm on 14 November 2011

A Bay of Plenty tribe has led a hikoi against plans for the Port of Tauranga to deepen and widen the harbour channel; Meanwhile, the iwi says the removal of containers from the crippled ship, Rena, may pose another potential pollution risk to the environment; A poll of 400 Maori voters in Waiariki puts the Maori Party MP and candidate, Te Ururoa Flavell, in front of the Labour and Mana candidates - with 56 per cent of the electorate supporting him; A major business hui has been told Maori export enterprises need to work together if they want to make more money.