Te Manu Korihi News for 26 March 2014

Questions have been raised about whether the Maori King's Kohanga Reo Trust Board representative, Tukoroirangi Morgan, should lead an upcoming national Maori pre-school hui; The Nurses Organisation says potential cuts to staff costs and services at one of the country's largest district health boards would be a backward step for Maori; A deed of settlement, which aims to safeguard the Whanganui River for future generations, has been initialled in parliament today; The Maori Language Commission - Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Maori is throwing its weight behind a campaign to normalise the Maori language in Tauranga.