Manu Korihi News for 15 March 2012

The Government says Maori won't get any special treatment under its plan to get more children into early childhood education; New Zealand's first Maori majority owned and controlled dairy company, says signing an agreement with an large milk processing company in India, is a real boost of confidence; Auckland Council is proposing to close stretches of walking track in a effort to protect kauri; Hundreds of international musicians and artists were welcomed to Taranaki today through Owae Marae in Waitara, to officially welcome them to the WOMAD New Zealand Festival.