22 Mar 2012

Manu Korihi News for 22 March 2012

From Morning Report, 6:28 am on 22 March 2012

A Tauranga hapu has decided to appeal plans by the Port of Tauranga, to deepen and widen the harbour in order to provide access for bigger container ships; A Maori incorporation says getting support to build houses on ancestral land has been a challenging process; Members of the Maori Research Institute's delegation to an international conference in India for elders of ancient traditions and cultures, say the trip was an unqualified success; The mentor of Joel Henare - the youngest person ever to top the World Wool Handling rankings - says he has a huge amount of talent for someone so young.