Manu Korihi News for 23 February 2012

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is proposing to scrap its Maori Policy Unit and hire a kaumatua; The Maori Party says the Government's latest decision on planned partial asset sales is a step in the right direction; A King Country iwi member leading a camp on one of the Crafar farms says he's keeping the number of protestor numbers to a low - to lessen any impact on farming operations; A researcher says she was distressed to see the financial hardships faced by whanau in south Auckland.