18 Sep 2013

Te Manu Korihi News for 18 September 2013

From Morning Report, 8:48 am on 18 September 2013

Te Whakatohea Maori Trust Board in Opotiki is laying off seven staff - and is blaming the job cuts on Government funding changes to specialist training providers; Te Ohu Kaimoana is disappointed with the way the government has made changes to the snapper quota - saying it has pitted two groups against each other; A Maori charter school operator in Northland says people can judge its success or failure by the number of students who leave with NCEA qualifications; People have been given more time to give written feedback on the Maori Community Development Act - legislation which covers Maori wardens and the Maori Council.