A Maori trust has announced it's keen to buy state houses in the Papamoa rohe of Tauranga from the Government; New data that's found more Maori are getting bachelor's degrees, also reveals people with the tohu make nearly 27-thousand-dollars more than those without the qualification; The Mayor of the Kapiti Coast believes that his council has an ideal Maori representative body and is an example for other local authorities to follow; The leader of a Ngai Tahu hapu is pleased that the greenstone industry and public are finally starting to understand its role as kaitiaki or guardians of pounamu.