Te Manu Korihi News for 31 July 2013

A global expert on indigenous family history records says New Zealand's whakapapa research tools for Maori are some of the best in the world; A campaign calling for Poverty Bay to be reverted back to it's original Maori name has prompted the local council to query why iwi didn't seek a change during treaty negotiations; People in Victoria are taking a keen interest in the work by local Maori Wardens in Melbourne, who are helping to drive down crime in the community; The Southland based Te Runanga o Waihopai is celebrating the achievements of artwork produced by Maori offenders as part of a Maori cultural arts programme in Invercargill prison.