Manu Korihi News for 12 December 2011

Sir Henare Ngata born north of Ruatoria in 1917, was the youngest son of New Zealand's first double university degree holder and Maori leader Sir Apirana Ngata; The Green Party's co-leader, Metiria Turei, says the Maori Party's deal with National to tackle poverty, won't bring great benefits for whanau Maori; The founder of Te Wananga O Raukawa wants the Crown to acknowledge kaupapa values, when measuring educational performance; Te Runanga o Ngati Kahungunu's Chairman says charter schools are likely to open the door to finding an educational model that works for Maori children.