13 Mar 2013

Te Manu Korihi News for 13 March 2013

From Morning Report, 8:48 am on 13 March 2013

A Wellington iwi says land has been stolen from them and sold off by the body set up to manage its Treaty settlement money; The manager of Waiwhetu Marae, Peggy Luke-Ngaheke, says the whenua has been sold from under their feet; A big Maori diary operation in Taranaki is heading for a financial hit due to the increasing drought conditions; The electricity generator Mighty River Power has rejected a request to top up the Waikato River for this weekend's Turangawaewae Regatta - due to the drought reducing lake levels; The leading body for Waka Ama says it's the fastest growing secondary school sport in the country.