Te Manu Korihi for 31 August 2015

In an unprecedented move, Education Minister Hekia Parata has gone over the heads of the Kohanga Reo National Trust board and contacted each learning nest directly; The High Court in Wellington has overturned the Waitangi Tribunal's decision to NOT order the Crown to return land to a Far North iwi; The founder of a business dedicated to facilitate trade between indigenous nations says trade between native communities throughout the world has the potential to rival existing trade agreements; A retired probation officer today filed an urgent claim in the Waitangi Tribunal alleging the Crown has failed to cut the high number of Maori in prison and their reoffending.