Te Manu Korihi News for 23 April 2014

The Maori Council says it's shocked Shane Jones is leaving Parliament - and calls him an outstanding politician; A researcher is rejecting a government minister's claim that Maori research will continue and grow; A northern Taranaki iwi, Te Atiawa, is optimistic that there will be dedicated Maori seats on the New Plymouth District Council; A national rehabilitation programme is teaching whanau of Maori inmates what they need to do to help their whanaunga cope once they're released back in to the community.