Manu Korihi News for 17 October 2011

Four years since the 2007 national police raids and court action is still dragging on; Fish and Game in Southland is working closely with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on a disease responsible for killing kanakana or lamprey eels in the Mataura and Waikawa rivers; The Chairman of a Tauranga iwi, Ngai te Rangi, says the inter iwi support since the container ship Rena ran aground 12 days ago, has been tremendous; A senior Ratana Minister, Kereama Pene, is seeking to become an MP for the Mana Party in the Tamaki Makaurau electorate.