A marae in Lower Hutt has been badly damaged by the heavy rains that have flooded many parts of the Wellington rohe; A Gisborne pouako says some tauira are leaving her kura to go to Australia with their parents due to the area's struggling economy; Ngai Tahu Tourism has won the Auckland International Airport Award for Excellence in Tourism at the HSBC China Business Awards; The MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Kelvin Davis, is to lead a hikoi that spans the length of his electorate to raise awareness about sexual violence.