31 Aug 2011
Manu Korihi News for 31 August 2011
The Maori Affairs Minister, Dr Pita Sharples, has announced the names of two new members to fill vacancies at the Waitangi Tribunal; A Whanganui River kaumatua, Te Anatipa Morvin Simon, says the new Governor-General who was sworn in today deserves the honour, after a distinguished career rising through the ranks of the New Zealand Army; A Tainui kaumatua says a backlash against a beer called Maori King is a lesson for anyone else who insults Maori; The Maori Women's Welfare League's 59th national conference, where members will elect a new national president, started today.