19 Dec 2009

Iwi head dismissed after probe into media leaks

2:08 pm on 19 December 2009

The head of Tainui-Waikato has been dismissed following an investigation by tribal officials into media leaks.

Hemi Rau was the chief executive of the iwi's administrative arm, Waikato-Tainui Te Kauhanganui.

He has declined to comment on his dismissal.