10 Feb 2012

Manu Korihi News for 10 February 2012

From Checkpoint, 6:52 pm on 10 February 2012

A Whangarei-based Maori Trust is demanding that the Government doesn't sell any shares in four state-owned energy companies until its heard a Waitangi Tribunal claim on water; Meanwhile, the chair of the Ngati Apa Runanga suspects the government has already drawn up new legislation on the partial asset sales; The Taranaki Maori Trust Board says the Trust Board Act isn't working and it's time to look at new ways of serving its beneficiaries more effectively; Ngati Kahungunu iwi hopes a visit to Hawke's Bay this week by a group of Chinese business people, could lead to a long term investment in mussel farming in the region.