Te Rarawa's chief Haami Piripi says a new Council of Elders for Ngāpuhi could be a powerful and useful body - but not if it tries to compete with the runanga; A lawyer specialising in Māori land and business says there are hard lessons to be learned from Northland's Matauri-X saga; A Māori educator has been recognised with a prestigious Prime Minister's award for her efforts to improve the health of tāngata whenua.