Te Manu Korihi News for 12 February 2013

Maori Catholics are offering prayers of thanksgiving for the leadership of Pope Benedict the 16th during his papacy; A tangi or funeral for a Ngapuhi policeman is expected to happen within the next few days; A privately owned Maori meeting house - considered of national importance and built over one hundred and 40 years ago - will put be under the auction hammer next month; The head of the biggest Maori-owned fisheries firm is taking up a top role at the Treasury.