23 Nov 2012

Te Manu Korihi News for 23 November 2012

From Checkpoint, 5:46 pm on 23 November 2012

The Waikato-Tainui leadership is being told by the Maori King to step down and seek re-election from the tribe's people; An Auckland urban authority has failed to convince the courts that the Crown was wrong to axe a valuable welfare contract; Iwi around the country are calling on the government to let them have a say to improve educational outcomes for Maori students; A Ruapehu iwi is encouraging people not to get caught up in the hysteria over the seismic activity on the mountain this week, but to stay alert and heed all of the Department of Conservation warnings to stay away from certain areas.