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Te Manu Korihi News for 13 August 2015
Yesterday's announcement that the boarding school Turakina Māori Girls' College could face closure was met with tears from the board; Efforts by Top Energy to expand its geothermal power generation in… Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 13 August 2015
Yesterday's announcement that the boarding school Turakina Māori Girls' College could face closure was met with tears from the board; Efforts by Top Energy to expand its geothermal power generation in… Audio
Possible closure blow for Maori school
The board of Turakina Māori Girls' College is devastated by the announcement it might be closed, chair Trish Biddle-Amoroa says. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2015
Māori MPs are calling on the Government to give Turakina Māori Girls' College another chance; A Hawkes Bay and a Taranaki iwi have both had their Treaty settlement bills pass their first readings in… Audio
Māori boarding school's future hangs in the balance
The future of a Māori boarding school in Marton hangs in the balance, with the Education Ministry announcing a consultation process with the board today.
Turakina Maori Girls' College devastated
Turakina Māori Girls' College says it's devastated by the announcement it might be closed. Audio
Parliament sits to consider Treaty bills
Parliament is sitting under extended hours to consider two Treaty of Waitangi settlement bills.
New Māori council warned not to compete with runanga
A new council of elders for Ngāpuhi has been told it could be a powerful and useful body - but not if it tries to compete with the runanga.
Review of Turakina Maori College
There's been an update to our earlier story on Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton. Joining us now is Maori Issues special correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2015
Te Rarawa's chief Haami Piripi says a new Council of Elders for Ngāpuhi could be a powerful and useful body - but not if it tries to compete with the runanga; A lawyer specialising in Māori land and… Audio
Govt to pull plug on Maori girls boarding school
The Government is expected to announce today it is withdrawing funding from Turakina Maori Girls College in Marton. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 12 August 2015
Te Rarawa's chief Haami Piripi says a new Council of Elders for Ngāpuhi could be a powerful and useful body - but not if it tries to compete with the runanga; A lawyer specialising in Māori land and… Audio
Hapū vote on treaty representation
Hapū in the Whanganui region have voted to give the Uenuku Charitable Trust a mandate to negotiate a treaty settlement on their behalf.
Hapū question 'toothless' forestry standards
East Coast hapū say they could challenge proposed national standards for forestry in the Waitangi Tribunal if the Government pushes ahead with them.
Te Manu Korihi News for 11 August 2015
East Coast hapu say they could challenge proposed national standards for forestry in the Waitangi Tribunal if the Government pushes ahead with them. The Treaty Negotiations Minister is defending the… Audio
East Coast Hapu warn they could challenge forestry standards
Hapu on the East Coast warn proposed national standards for forestry could breach their Treaty settlement. Audio
Council of elders hopes to smooth tribal disputes
The country's largest iwi, Ngāpuhi has a new council of elders which it hopes will become the go-to group for tribal issues.
Te Manu Korihi News for 11 August 2015
The MP for Te Tai Tokerau Kelvin Davis is urging whanau to oppose moves to allow genetically-modified pine trees in the the north; A report out today on Maori obesity levels says there needs to be… Audio
Ngapuhi kaumatua say they want to be consulted with
A new group from Northland says it wants to be the go-to group for all Iwi issues. Audio
New painting for Rotorua Museum collection
An oil painting of renowned Maori singer Ana Matawharua Hato, until now held in a private collection in the UK, will soon go on display at Rotorua Museum.
