Te Manu Korihi News for 25 July 2014

The retiring National list MP, Tau Henare, says he's going to miss the buzz he gets from politics; Ngati Ruanui says it's opposing an appeal to the High Court by a company, which wants to mine iron sand south Taranaki coast; A Maori carver is aiming to bless Auckland, a city he describes as a mini New York, with more Maori sculptures telling its history; Auckland Libraries' Maori Advisor, says interest from non-Maori in Matariki and Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori events grows every year.