2 Apr 2013

Te Manu Korihi News for 2 April 2013

From Morning Report, 8:44 am on 2 April 2013

A kuia affiliated to Ngai Tuhoe suggests a member of the tribe should stand for Parliament; An historian who specialises in Maori in Australia says Maori seem to be more valued in Australia than in New Zealand, and are held in higher esteem by white Australians than Aboriginal people; A Maori owned and operated farm near Taumarunui is praying for more rain to ease drought pressures; A Te Papa Museum travelling exhibition of pounamu has moved from one province to another in China.