Manu Korihi News for 29 February 2012

Ngai Tahu is calling to be part of the environmental agency that's due to police New Zealand waters up to 200 nautical miles out from the coastline; The Ministry of Science and Innovation says it's delighted by the calibre of young Maori - who're coming up with innovative ideas and forming companies; The Ngai Tuhoe Tribal Authority has hired its first chief executive - to build the organisation, help grow the tribe's economy and improve descendants' quality of life; Webb's Auction House in Auckland says a Maori carved Rimu post may be permanently repatriated to New Zealand - after spending more than a century abroad.