Te Manu Korihi News for 24 February 2014

An iwi in the Gisborne district is again seeking mandate from its people so it can finally negotiate a multi-million treaty package with the Crown - more than two decades after lodging tribal grievances; A panel of media specialists is to look for any political bias on TVNZ's Te Karere programme and other Maori output; Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Maori - The Maori Language Commission is focussing on licensing Te Reo translators, who will specialise in subjects about education; A Maori rights movement based in Australia will be holding peaceful rallies in five major cities on Wednesday to raise awareness of what they describe as unjust laws that discriminate against New Zealanders.