Manu Korihi News for 9 October 2012

A senior Maori unionist says the introduction of a lower wage for some young people will hit Maori hardest; Three tertiary institutes have joined together and propose to build a new Tauranga campus in a bid to keep young people from leaving the region; A Kaikohe amputee who's on a hunger strike over his treatment by Work and Income, says he won't give up despite receiving an increase in his invalid's benefit; A Spokesperson for the Social Development Minister, says Paula Bennett can't comment about Mr Kuha's situation because of privacy reasons.