Manu Korihi News for 19 August 2011

The Ngapuhi chairman Sonny Tau says the first mandating hui for the tribe's treaty claim went ahead in Auckland this afternoon without major disturbance; The Iwi Chairs Forum has delivered a resolution to back the Kohanga Reo claim before the Waitangi Tribunal; The Race Relations Commissioner says an invitation to the Maori King's coronation is a gracious acknowledgement of the diverse communities in New Zealand.