Te Manu Korihi News for 23 August 2013

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment wants an assurance that panellists who review the status of long-fin eels are right for the job; The veteran Labour politician Dover Samuels says Te Tai Tokerau's Shane Jones would be a good choice for deputy in Labour's new leadership line-up; Ngapuhi claimants are finding there's no money for expert witnesses as they prepare to take historic grievances to the Waitangi Tribunal; The new cultural co-leader of the national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, says he wants to strengthen its links with tangata whenua.