Te Manu Korihi News for 1 July 2013

The new MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Labour's Meka Whaitiri, says it's time to do something about all the suffering she has seen in the electorate; The Mana Party leader says the Maori Party needs to acknowledge that its relationship with National is damaging; A demographer is urging the government to make laws to protect the growing number of vulnerable Maori living in Australia; Today marks the beginning of Maori Language week, with this year's theme focussing on Nga Ingoa Maori - Maori names.