Te Manu Korihi News for 20 March 2013

The head of Maori studies at Auckland University, Margaret Mutu, says the Race Relations Commissioner has to acknowledge what she describes as racism against Maori; In an unusal move, the whanau of a road worker - shot and killed near Taupo - has released a statement both in English and Maori; The Maori Women's Welfare League wants to raise its profile by telling communities exactly what it does; Paintings by acclaimed artists Ralph Hotere and Charles F. Goldie are to be auctioned next week, causing great excitement among art collectors.