Te Manu Korihi News for 4 February 2014

A collective of Ngapuhi hapu in Northland is urging its descendants living in Australia not to take up offers from oil companies to return home and mine; Te Kaunihera o Nga Neehi Maori - the National Council of Maori Nurses - says some of its members are completing their courses but are unable to take up roles with district health boards; The Minister of Maori Affairs, Pita Sharples, has announced dates to talk to the public about the new proposed Maori Language Strategy; In Canada, a fight over native fishing rights has been won by five indigenous nations.