20 Aug 2013

Te Manu Korihi News for 20 August 2013

From Morning Report, 6:27 am on 20 August 2013

The former Labour MP Dover Samuels says Maori and pakeha fish-lovers have been packing out public meetings in the north about proposed cuts to the recreational snapper quota; The Ministry of Social Development is asking iwi to come up with their own list of whanau who could look after Maori children in state care; The Maori Womens' Welfare League has tightened its rules to block any repeat of a controversial presidency bid by Destiny Church; Te Manatu Taonga - the Ministry for Culture and Heritage - is calling for creative ideas on how to mark next Waitangi Day.