Te Manu Korihi News for 8 April 2013

A Maori representative to the United Nations says kaumatua should have the power to pass sentence in Marae Based youth courts; A High Court has ruled that an Auckland tribal body, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Tribal Trust, cannot yet conclude a Deed of Settlement with the Crown; A Tauranga tribe says its people are once again finding their roots, now that they've settled their grievances with the Crown; The council in a Bay of Plenty town where more than half the population is Maori - is considering whether to buy a school that's closed down.