Te Manu Korihi News for 19 September 2014

With election night in sight, the Tai Tokerau seat, is likely to be the main focus for many people. A Ngati Porou teacher and mentor is being remembered as a man skilled at inspiring tangata whenua living in the city to be proud to be Maori. One of Te Rarawa's influential ancestors, Meri Te Tai Mangakahia, a women's suffrage campaigner, is being remembered as the inspiration for wahine to take on the big issues for their people.