The number of New Zealanders recognised for their services to Māori is climbing higher than ever; An Auckland law lecturer says international human rights frameworks could be used to boost the bargaining power of iwi negotiating with companies extracting raw materials; Māori and Pasifika high school students are on average achieving slightly below their Pākehā and Asian classmates in maths and health and physical education; There has been a call for more young Māori to get into farming careers.