Te Manu Korihi News for 27 November 2012

A former head of the Waikato-Tainui executive is putting his hand up for the role of the tribe's parliament chair because he says he wants to put an end to tribal infighting; Crippling daily costs and no new capital funding has led to the closure of a Maori health provider at the top of the South Island; Kawerau's new school will be providing pupils with free uniforms when it opens it doors next year to help ease the financial burden on families affected by the closure of the Tasman paper and pulp mill.