Manu Korihi News for 15 August 2011

The veteran political activist, John Minto, has added his tribute to the many pouring in for the former Governor General Sir Paul Reeves; The Maori population has risen to nearly 664-thousand; The Maori Party says teenage beneficiaries will need to be matched with the right support worker, if National presses ahead with its new welfare reform policy; A Te Arawa kuia says the tourist village of Whakarewarewa has lost its vibrancy because many families have moved out.