Te Manu Korihi News for 1 September 2014

The Supreme Court has failed to resolve a sub-tribe's claim to a section of a riverbed, and leaves its ownership in question; The Maori King has been discharged from Waikato Hospital after being admitted last week for diabetes-related ailments; An environmental lawyer says it's important for anyone who wishes to be heard in court over customary marine title applications is given the opportunity to do so; A comprehensive two-year study on the causes of rheumatic fever is to get underway with researchers hoping it will provide answers on how to combat the disease.