The government says Te Kohanga Reo National Trust Board will start talking to whanau next month about changes to the way the body controls the network of language nests; An Anglican Maori Bishop, who recently provided refuge to a Christchurch family to avoid being deported to Chile, has been stood down from his post as head of the church's Te Waipounamu Diocese; Labour's Maori Development spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says the Maori Language Bill needs more input from language experts, iwi and educators before it can proceed any further; Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou has appointed a new leader, Selwyn Parata; Kaumatua dying and their knowledge being lost is prompting a confederation of tribes to develop new leaders.