Te Manu Korihi News for 11 March 2014

The Mana Party says it has time on its side and is better prepared to win more seats in the next elections; The Prime Minister, John Key, says the government is not bound by any principles in the Treaty of Waitangi to include Maori symbols on a new flag; The head of a new kaupapa Maori retreat in the Hawke's Bay says teaching karanga will improve the self-esteem of the women which will benefit whanau; Descendants of the Bay of Plenty tribe Te Mana o Ngati Rangitihi are being asked to back a bid to strike a settlement with the Crown.