19 May 2014

Te Manu Korihi News for 19 May 2014

From Morning Report, 8:48 am on 19 May 2014

A representative for Ngatiwai, Dane Karapu, believes the Tai Tokerau iwi has paved the way for other tribes to be called upon by government if future biosecurity threats arise; Auckland Council's tourism body says it's taking time to develop a signature Maori event because it wants it to be as big as the NRL Auckland Nines; The 28th Maori Battalion's involvement in the Battles of Monte Cassino in 1944 has been commemorated in Italy overnight; Plans to have a multi-million dollar museum on the Waitangi Treaty Grounds by next year have been pushed back to 2016.