Manu Korihi News for 23 May 2012

A tribe at the foot of Tongariro National Park says delays at the Waitangi Tribunal may force the iwi into direct negotiations with the Government; More than one hundred locked workers at AFFCO's sheep and beef plant in Wairoa can't wait to return to work, now that company management and the Meat Workers Union have settled their 12 week dispute; The MP for Te Tai Tonga, Rino Tirikatene, says he's prepared to play the long game in his fight for local councils to create Maori wards.