Te Manu Korihi News for 3 July 2013

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo, the Maori Language Commission, says children whose Maori names are mispronounced often end up disengaging from the classroom; A former Minister of Maori Affairs, Dover Samuels, says the National Government capitalised on Pita Sharples' vulnerability - because he was Mr Good Guy; Meanwhile, the tumuaki of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Hoani Waititi - which Dr Pita Sharples was instrumental in starting, says the MP's leadership will continue after he stands down; A Gisborne Maori health provider says the majority of its home support caregivers have found new jobs after it pulled the pin on the service.