Manu Korihi News for 16 October 2012

Ngati Maniapoto in the King Country says the government's decision not to give Maori special shareholding rights in its partial asset sales plan shows consultation was a waste of time; A group representing some Maori language pre-schools says the government's plan to stop child abuse is short sighted; A swathe of new native trees is being considered for a popular large forest in north west Auckland; A Maori and Pacific arts curator says the cultural connection between Maori and their Rapanui cousins on Easter Island is very similar.