Te Manu Korihi News for 3 December 2012

A body managing Maori land with multiple owners has spent more than $1.3-million on redundancy payouts; A language researcher at Auckland University says the quality of the Maori language being spoken maybe suffering as its popularity increases; Maori Battalion Association gather for final hui; The Marlborough iwi of Rangitane gathered to celebrate the opening of their Cultural Centre over the weekend, and see it as a symbol of them moving forward after settling their Treaty claims.