18 Oct 2012

Manu Korihi News for 18 October 2012

From Checkpoint, 5:50 pm on 18 October 2012

The Maori Party hopes the Crown will respond to the recommendations in a Waitangi Tribunal report on Maori pre-schools, but the caucus warns the state doesn't have a good track record of taking action; An MP wants all citizenship ceremonies to acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi; The lawyer leading Maori claims to freshwater says a win by Whangarei's Poroti hapu will be a much-needed morale boost; The foreign firm in line to take over 16 former Crafar farms in the North Island has invited a group of tribes to China to explore new business opportunities.