Te Manu Korihi for 25 November 2013

Te Puni Kokiri says it won't be making any staffing changes, until it's talked to iwi, hapu and whanau about which direction the government agency is going in; The co-leader of the Maori Party, Te Ururoa Flavell, says there is no political will to reduce Maori electorate boundaries, to improve tangata whenua representation; Ngati Apa in the Lower North Island is confident its recent purchase of a large retail complex in Palmerston North will give the iwi some exceptional returns - due to the calibre of its tenants; An iwi-liaison officer in the Far North is urging other police districts to collaborate with Maori social service providers to help bring down Maori offending.