Te Manu Korihi News for 25 March 2014

An iwi leader says allegations of mis-spending by the Kohanga Reo National Trust is causing whanau to think twice about enrolling their tamariki in kohanga reo; The Kauri may die out if climate change intensifies, according to a scientist conducting a five-year study of the native tree; The Conservation Department has closed a forest in Coromandel as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of Kauri dieback disease; The Ngapuhi mandate authority Tuhoronuku is holding two information hui in the north this week - to make up for two called off following protest.