15 Jul 2015

Te Manu Korihi News for 15 July 2015

From Te Manu Korihi, 8:45 am on 15 July 2015

Maori from around Te Taitokerau have told the Northland Regional Council it needs to lift its game in consulting Maori on resource consents; A space company is in talks with South Island iwi over its plans to build a launch site for rockets; A Maori who fought in the Vietnam War says Maori were well-suited to take part in jungle warfare because of their connection with the bush; A Matariki ball in Sydney has been credited with uniting Maori and New Zealand Pakeha businesses for the first time in raising funds for a Maori charity organisation.