Manu Korihi News for 26 June 2012

The Maori Council says it's boosted its intellectual and legal capacity by appointing Sir Eddie Durie as co-chair; Maori Television is significantly increasing its te reo Maori programming; The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, has paid tribute to a former private from the Maori Battalion who has died; A group of Ngai Tahu representatives has visited North-East France to begin planning a Maori garden which will be installed there over the coming year.