Te Manu Korihi News for 16 December 2013
The Maori Council has told the Waitangi Tribunal that it is not for the Crown to make decisions about legislation which governs the council; The Minister of Maori Affairs, Pita Sharples, wants appointments to the boards of the Maori Language Commission and the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency to be made by tribes - not the Government; Te Whanau a Apanui wants to align the education systems at three of its Bay of Plenty schools and have only one Board of Trustees for them all; Labour's leader, David Cunliffe, and Ngati Kahungunu have been holdings discussions about regional matters including the Ruataniwha dam.