17 Apr 2014

Te Manu Korihi News for 17 April 2014

From Checkpoint, 5:51 pm on 17 April 2014

Ngati Toa descendants have packed out Parliament's public gallery to witness the introduction of a law to protect their famous tribal haka, Ka Mate; All historical Treaty of Waitangi claims in the South Island have been settled; The secondary teachers union says it's not surprising a Northland charter school is having trouble getting staff; The Electoral Commission has made minor adjustments to the Maori electoral boundaries of Ikaroa-Rawhiti and Waiariki; The chair of a Palmerston North Maori Catholic club, Rawiri Tinirau, says many non-religious members are still drawn to the Hui Aranga event.