28 Sep 2012

Manu Korihi News for 28 September 2012

From Morning Report, 8:47 am on 28 September 2012

There's a call for the Chatham Islands Moriori trust to hold fresh board elections - following accusations of lobbying by the organisation's general manager; But the General Manager of the Hokotehi Morirori Trust, Maui Solomon, rejects the call for fresh board elections to be held; A report on the funding of Maori Wardens has revealed some tension between Police Iwi Liaison Officers and the wardens; The Government says it's excited to learn about an improvement in the number of Maori students leaving school with higher qualifications; A four day hikoi begins in Southland today for young descendants of the Ngai Tahu iwi.