Manu Korihi News for 29 May 2012

The Christchurch East MP, Leanne Dalziel, has confirmed she's had to pick up some of Rino Tirikatene's Christchurch work, but says it's because her Labour colleague's so busy; An Eastern Bay of Plenty tribe that rejected a Crown settlement in the nineties - says it's now just weeks away from lining up its new Treaty claim for land confiscated by colonial forces; The Bay of Plenty Regional Council says fears voiced by some in the community before three Maori seats were established, proved to be unfounded; The Nelson-Marlborough District Health Board says evidence shows if the Maori workforce is left unchanged, chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes will become more prevalent.