Manu Korihi News for 31 October 2012

A central North Island tribe intends to deliver an ultimatum of court action to neighbouring Iwi involved in a treaty settlement over the country's biggest forest; An IT developer is defending the creation of new terms for Facebook in te reo Maori without consulting the Maori Language Commission; A Palmerston North tribe is threatening to take court action if the Crown settles Treaty claims with a local urban authority; A company specialising in building homes on customary land says the Government needs to pour more money into the Social Housing Fund; A new centre focused on the development of Maori governance will officially open in Waikato next week.