Te Manu Korihi News for 12 June 2014

The government's to give a cluster of Hawke's Bay iwi and hapu money up-front to invest in the contentious Ruataniwha dam; The Aotea district manager for Kohanga Reo in Whanganui, Ruka Broughton, says the elders on the national trustboard need to keep their roles; A Maori Language expert who's taught thirteen men in the art of Maori prayers says their help is already being sought by iwi; A Wairarapa Marae is striving to help rangatahi in to lucrative agriculture and farming careers.