Te Manu Korihi News for 9 December 2013

The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, is travelling to South Africa today; The new Maori Party candidate for Te Tai Hauauru says he will be campaigning hard, to reach out to rangatahi and get more people under the age of 40 into the polling booths; A Lower North Island iwi wants to work with other neighbouring tribes, some of whom belong to the same waka, to become business partners; A panel that has reviewed Maori land laws will deliver its recommendations to Cabinet early next year.