22 Jul 2014

Te Manu Korihi News for 22 July 2104

From Morning Report, 6:27 am on 22 July 2014

Some Maori language advocates are predicting Te Reo Rangatira could empower non-Maori voters to register for the general election, a claim the former Maori Affairs Minister, Dover Samuels, doubts will happen; Iwi have told researchers they want Maori protocols incorporated into how human tissue from tangata whenua is taken and used for treatments such as diabetes and gout; The Maori arm of the National Network for Stopping Violence is praising a new report proposing Maori agencies become part of an integrated approach to combating domestic violence; People driving into Te Kuiti this week will be greeted with new road signs.