Te Manu Korihi News for 3 April 2013

A School of Maori Studies researcher who is surveying Maori immigrants in Australia says the Federal Government is unlikely to change its laws which are restricting New Zealanders access to government benefits; The first of a series of hui aimed at getting more disabled Maori using disability services will be held in Auckland today; Ngai Tuhoe leader, Tamati Kruger, is hopeful that relationships with iwi members unhappy with the tribe's Deed of Settlement can be repaired; Waikato-Tainui has launched its own Facebook page to keep in touch with tribal members.