Te Manu Korihi News for 14 May 2014

The people of Nga Paerangi of the Whanganui River, and the Maori performing arts community are mourning the death of the composer and historian, Morvin Te Anatipa Simon; The leader of a Far North iwi says the government's vision for the whole nation to get behind the revitalisation of Te Reo is a lick and a promise; A senior lecturer specialising in Maori politics says Labour would be left open to attacks by opposition parties if accepted the broadcaster, Shane Taurima, as a Tamaki Makaurau electoral contender; A Maori Business advisory in Ohakune says a pending treaty settlement signals a good time for financial literacy lessons.