Manu Korihi News for 29 September 2011

Some Northland hapu says the Government would be unwise to rely on the results of a vote which gives the Runanga led board Tuhoronuku, 76 per cent support to enter intoTreaty negotiations with the Crown; The Maori Students' Association, says legislation making student union membership voluntary compromises tangata whenua rights; The Mana Party's Co Vice President, Annette Sykes, officially launched her election campaign today, only hours after being confirmed as the candidate for the Waiariki electorate, which covers Bay of Plenty; A representative from Te Runanga o Otakou in Dunedin, says rival gangs in the city have to take more responsbility for their actions.