Te Manu Korihi News for 10 December 2013

The Maori Party has asked the police to verify logs which are said to show people were kept under surveillance after the 2007 Te Urewera police raids; The retired heavyweight boxer, David Tua, could be preparing for his next fight - against politicians, with the Maori Party confirming it is meeting with him to discuss a possible political career; The Mana Party leader, Hone Harawira, is travelling to South Africa to attend the tangi of Nelson Mandela; The Land Information Minister, Maurice Williamson, has assigned official names for three alpine features in Central Otago; The Government says its plans for a pest-free conservation park on Aotea-Great Barrier Island won't have a detrimental effect on tribal Treaty claims.