Te Manu Korihi News for 18 December 2013

The head of Quitline is praising tobacco tax hikes and smoke-free environments for major cuts in Maori high school student smoking rates; A block of land on the Kapiti Coast has been bought by a local Maori organisation; The Chair of two large Maori land incorporations is calling on Pakeha farmers to consider taking on Maori farming students during the school holidays; Lincoln University says its agriculture partnership with iwi will help boost the country's economy through exports.