4 Oct 2011

Manu Korihi News for 4 October 2011

From Morning Report, 8:48 am on 4 October 2011

The Chairperson of a Northland iwi hopes a High Court ruling in Whangarei about sacred burial sites will benefit Maori all over New Zealand; A lawyer advising the Maori Land Court in the Matauri-X inquiry, says a deal struck to avoid a mortgagee sale of Maori land is a good one; The Mana Party says the Independent Police Conduct Authority shouldn't be shut down, but instead be better resourced and funded; A legal academic suggests the Government should look to Canada, Australia and the United States, before it responds to the Waitangi Tribunal report on Maori culture and identity.