Te Manu Korihi News for 4 March 2014

The Maori Council has asked the High Court to appoint an independent chairperson to the Crown Forestry Rental Trust; Whanganui River iwi are days away from settling one of the country's longest running court cases; A collective of six iwi says its investment in a major central North Island forest will provide returns within a month; The director of a new premier film festival says it's been driven by the desire of local hapu to celebrate indigenous cinema.