Manu Korihi News for 7 June 2012

A collective of North Island iwi is considering buying and operating its own fishing vessel following changes to the way foreign fishing boats must operate in local waters; Lawyers for Te Whanau a Apanui and Greenpeace are preparing to wait weeks for a judge to decide whether or not the government followed appropriate steps when it issued an oil exploration permit; The Office of the Maori Trustee in Gisborne has welcomed a move by the Chamber of Commerce in Hawke's Bay, to organise a specialist governance training programme for trustees of 10 Maori Trusts; A new college that focuses on the prevention of some major Maori health problems has been launched.