Te Manu Korihi News for 29 April 2013

The long-serving Labour-Party MP, Parekura Horomia, has passed away surrounded by whanau at his home, aged 62; Maori in Wairarapa are backing the region's mayors in their bid to form a stand-alone council and cut ties with Wellington; Te Arawa Lakes Trust plans to question local government officials about the impact of a proposed new highway on Lake Rotorua; A Massey University lecturer says it is important that young Maori are involved in the review of New Zealand's constitution.