Manu Korihi News for 28 June 2012

More than 400 people gathered at Kauaetangohia Marae at Cape Runaway this morning for the funeral of the last commanding officer of the Maori Battalion; Maori organisations say their bids for three former Crafar farms in the King Country have been rejected; A communal home for kaumatua is being developed in the Hawke's Bay suburb of Flaxmere; A musician who plays traditional Maori instruments says there appears to be more collaborative projects emerging between Pakeha composers and taonga puoro artists.