Te Manu Korihi News for 8 March 2013

A researcher at Victoria University who specialises in Maori in Australia says Maori migrants may be the first ones to lose their jobs if there's a downturn in the Australian economy; A Northland iwi executive says an apology from the Far North District Council over the granting of a filming permit for 90-mile beach highlights ongoing communication problems; Te Arawa members are due to hear how a tribal parliament should be run; A group representing Maori interests in broadband is attempting to find new uses for marae - including playing a key role in civil defence.