Ngati Awa says the mauri of Otaiti or the Astrolabe Reef has been severed by the grounding of the Rena and it can't be restored until the wreck is removed; The Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, is disappointed that claimants are taking their opposition to Maori land reforms to the Waitangi Tribunal; Maori Television will have a new executive join their leadership team next month; The Invercargill Police Iwi Liaison Officer will now be based weekly at the offices of a local Maori trust.