Te Manu Korihi News for 16 July 2014

The body of a Maori man who was killed in Opotiki had been taken to Rangipo Prison today so his father could farewell him; Te Tai Tokerau iwi chairs have started talking about developing a collaborative civil defence plan to help their Northland people in future; The latest candidate to stand for the Waiariki electorate has ambitions to become Prime Minister; Waikato-Tainui is adding its voice to the controversial debate over the government's proposed Maori language entity.