Manu Korihi News for 29 August 2012

An independent assessor has criticised the way the Ministry of Social Development reviewed the performance of the Waipareira Trust's provision of services for at-risk families with babies; Maori have asked to become a member of a sub-group of the Pacific Islands Forum; The Federal Court of Australia has recognised native title rights over more than 30-thousand square kilometres of western Queensland; A Northland GP says a conference on keeping Maori doctors healthy is important, as some are burning out from the demands of the job as well as being community leaders.