Manu Korihi News for 16 December 2011

The Mayor of Wairoa says the Council doesn't intend to re-visit the idea of introducing a ban on the wearing of gang patches; The head of the Ngati Toa Rangatira Trust Board says Maori representation on the Porirua City Council, would be a recognition of a true Treaty partnership; A 16 year old Whangarei member of the group Children Against Poverty, wants the Government to fulfil its obligation and improve the lives of children; The Green Party's Treaty of Waitangi spokesperson, says she will be a champion for the Treaty during her next three years as an MP.