3 Sep 2013

Te Manu Korihi News for 3 September 2013

From Checkpoint, 6:49 pm on 3 September 2013

The Maori Council, says a referendum into the Government's asset sales programme suggests the tide is turning, calling it a win for democracy; A Rotorua Mayoral candidate is sticking to her idea of the city being run by tangata whenua, despite reservations by a Te Arawa elder; The Maori tertiary institution, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, has high hopes for a new 67 million dollar campus in Tauranga; Young Te Arawa training cadets will learn insulation skills as part of the Ngati Whakaue plan to warm up 250 homes in the region.