Manu Korihi News for 2 November 2011

The Rector of a Catholic college in Christchurch says students who made racist remarks about Maori and Pacific pupils on a social networking site last month have bravely fronted up to their school and their apology was graciously accepted; Iwi in the Bay of Plenty say they're on standby for a major clean up operation if the container ship, Rena breaks up; A Taranaki reo advisor says the region's unique dialect has been the unifying factor for the iwi over issues which can sometimes be quite divisive; The health sector's being better informed about the role of kaumatua in the community.