1 Aug 2014

Te Manu Korihi News for 1 August 2014

From Te Manu Korihi, 8:46 am on 1 August 2014

A tribal negotiator for the Whanganui River says the 97 per cent of people who agreed to the Treaty settlement deal is confirmation that 140 years of petitioning the Crown has finally paid off; Waikato-Tainui marae are set to receive their share of a 15-million dollar grant, as part of its first distribution of its cash top up from the Crown; A hunters' group and Tuhoe kaumatua have agreed a herd of deer only found in Te Urewera should be given special recognition; A charity is using hongi to raise awareness for the need of child health research.