27 May 2014

Te Manu Korihi News for 27 May 2014

From Checkpoint, 6:47 pm on 27 May 2014

The leader of the newly formed Internet Mana Party, Hone Harawira, has dodged questions about how the alliance with the Internet Party would impact on Maori representation in Parliament; Meanwhile, Ngati Manu descendant, Kelvin Davis, who was sworn in to parliament again, plans to contest Hone Harawira for the Taitokerau seat; A major land owner wants to collaborate with other iwi on investments in Wellington; A trilingual sign language interpreter is stressing the importance of sharing culture with hearing impaired tangata whenua so they stay connected with Maori society.