Te Manu Korihi News for 2 July 2013

A political commentator says the Maori Party should get rid of its president, Pem Bird, if it wants to survive; But the President of the Maori Party - Pem Bird - says he's not upset by the professor's comments; The Labour Party is criticising the Government for failing to launch a new Maori language strategy; The Rotorua District Council's deputy mayor says the death of fellow colleague, Maureen Waaka, is a great loss for Te Arawa.