Te Manu Korihi News for 17 June 2013

The son of the Maori King Tuheitia will be taking over his father's duties for up to 18 months as the king battles diabetes; Arbitration to settle long-standing customary disagreements between tribes is being touted as a solution for iwi locked in land disputes; Local Iwi in Wellington say the presence of the double hull waka, Te Matau a Maui, in the harbour has prompted talks about the capital getting its own voyaging canoe; A Victoria University astrophysicist is examining how ancient Maori astronomy can be utilised by modern Maori.