Te Manu Korihi News for 14 March 2013

A researcher who specialises in Maori in Australia says Maori who work in Aboriginal communities are highly valued by Australian authorities because they have the ability to connect with them in a way other people can't; Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says it wants a Bill of its own before the end of the year; The head of Maori Television says it's looking to air more of its in-house programmes in Australia; An application to the Environmental Court filed by Maori regarding a proposal to build a rubbish transfer station in a Rotorua suburb has been withdrawn.