Manu Korihi News for 10 October 2012

An Eastern Bay of Plenty iwi collective which relates back to the Mataatua canoe, plan to tell the Prime Minister, John Key, about their rights to water, when he visits Whakatane tomorrow; A meeting was held in Wellington today to discuss closing the Association of the Maori Battalion; The Department of Conservation in Northland has committed itself to working alongside tangata whenua, to ensure the future of the historic Ruapekapeka Reserve and Pa.