9 Apr 2015

Te Manu Korihi News for 9 April 2015

From Te Manu Korihi, 8:43 am on 9 April 2015

An Australian politician is pushing for dedicated indigenous seats in the federal parliament and cites the dedicated Maori seats in New Zealand as a good example for her country; The government's first Maori oil envoy has jumped ship and joined a private oil company; A haka performer publicly mocked on social media says whoever posted pictures of him and members of his group should be held legally accountable; The family of a Auckland kaumatua, who posed for a life-sized sculpture is thanking the city's council for helping to have the bronze casting gifted to their Marae.