Te Manu Korihi News for 20 May 2014

Labour's Tamaki Makaurau electoral nominee, Will Flavell, predicts the Maori Party will lose the electorate at the upcoming election because it mainly serves kaumatua, not rangatahi; An Auckland iwi is desperate for more land for an urupa or cemetary as it plans for the potential discovery of ancestral remains in future airport developments; The Hawke's Bay iwi, Ngati Kahungunu, says it could potentially become an investor in the controversial Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, but only if changes are made to the dam proposal; Waikato University and the national organisation for kapa haka - Te Matatini have signed an agreement to develop and enhance Maori performing arts.