Manu Korihi News for 2 October 2012

One of the country's largest tertiary institutions has refused to accept a council member nominated by the Maori King Tuheitia; An Auckland University lecturer in Indigenous Art History, is delighted she's finally completed a doctoral thesis on carving styles used between 1830 and 1930 on the East Coast; The Associate Health Minister, Tariana Turia, says Maori health organisations have until November the 8th to register their interest in a seeding innovation fund, which has improved child health outcomes as a key priority; A Moriori leader on the Chatham Islands says she has a lot of faith in the Government to move their customary claims forward.