Te Manu Korihi News for 7 November 2012

A hapu leader says a stoush at the Ngapuhi AGM at the weekend has cast doubt on the runanga's fitness to lead the iwi; The Auckland company, Zodiac Holdings, is appealing against a decision denying it the right to take more water from Whangarei's Poroti Springs; Loans are being made available to budding Maori businesswomen who might have been rejected by the main banks; A Maori navigator on board a waka expedition to Rapanui or Easter Island says their connection with Tangaroa or the ocean has been very rewarding on cultural and personal level.