Te Manu Korihi News for 25 February 2013

The Governor General has praised the biggest national biennial Maori performing arts festival - describing it as perfection, but says the events needs to better publicised; One of New Zealand's most significant artists is being remembered for the way his Maori upbringing and his cosmopolitan life experience influenced his art work; A claimant to the radio spectrum says the Government's refusal to allocate part of the band to Treaty partners, is a clear indication that the Maori Party holds little power as a support partner with National.