Manu Korihi News for 31 October 2011

An opinion poll shows half of the people questioned in the Te Tai Tokerau seat feel their whanau is worse off under the current government; The Maori Party says the Government has failed to respond to its call for tribes to be offered land and forestry blocks - before overseas buyers; A kaumatua from the Wellington iwi Te Atiawa, says a sign featuring a taniwha's eyeball, instead of Wellywood on Miramar Peninsula, would represent the city's history well; The Chairman of a Tauranga iwi, says the pollution caused by oil leaked from the container ship Rena, has provided an unexpected benefit for some pakeha volunteers; University researchers say a recent survey of 14 suburban newspapers found a dismal story count for Maori issues and the Treaty of Waitangi.