Te Manu Korihi News for 15 July 2015

An MP says Maori in Auckland are being kept in the dark about what is being done to solve the city's housing woes; A prominent Maori lawyer says the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement poses a serious threat to the intellectual property rights of tangata whenua; A leading American educationlist is warning that if teachers don't do more to stimulate Maori students and refresh the current curriculum, they'll continue to under-acheive; A Bay of Plenty iwi is welcoming a move to slash the amount of nitrogen seeping into Lake Taupo.