Manu Korihi News for 24 April 2012

The Race Relations Commissioner says he's disappointed by the tiny fraction of local bodies that have embraced the option of having Maori seats on council; Ngati Whatua o Orakei has told MPs it will not tolerate last minute changes to its Treaty Settlement package; A New Zealand soldier serving the Solomon Islands says during ANZAC Day tomorrow he'll be thinking of his three uncles who were in 28th Maori Battalion; The Ngai Tahu Chairman says his new role as a trustee on an organisation that promotes a clean green environment is a perfect fit - because it's in line with what his tribe already practises.