Manu Korihi News for 24 January 2012

A senior member of the Ratana Church, says organisers of the annual festivities at the Ratana Pa near Whanganui, are preparing for a busy day today; A forestry organisation wants Maori Trusts to be more involved in controlling the financial side of the industry; The most northern iwi has taken the first in a series of steps to build its economic future; Te Arawa Lakes Trust Chairman, Toby Curtis, says the installation of a floating wetland in Lake Rotoehu has provided an unexpected benefit.