Manu Korihi News for 3 October 2011

The Government says mining and oil ventures will create better jobs prospects to keep whanau in New Zealand - and stem the flow of Maori leaving to find work in the Australian mines; A Maori organics group is critical of the Food Bill - legislation that aims to ensure all kai for sale is safe to eat; A member of the Government-appointed team tasked with carrying out a constitutional review says he's doing some heavy reading on the topic; Gisborne's Mayor says he's delighted that Dame Kiri te Kanawa has agreed to be patron of Gisborne's War Memorial Theatre.