Manu Korihi News for 24 May 2012

Auckland Council has been told it's not giving any priority to meeting Maori needs through its planned spending over the next decade; A Resource Centre in Wairoa which Ngati Kahungunu iwi set up to help locked out and striking AFFCO meatworkers, has started winding down its operations; The Maori Trustee says Maori agribusiness is entering a new and exciting phase; A regional Kohanga Reo manager says the growth of kura kaupapa or Maori language immersion schools has helped kohanga tamariki to maintain their reo throughout their schooling.