Te Manu Korihi News for 23 June 2014

The results from the New Zealand Health Survey show almost one in five Maori children and almost half of Maori adults are classed as obese; A group of parents who withdrew their tamariki from a Northland kura have welcomed the arrival of a Commissioner appointed to sort out divisions within the school and its community; The Mayor of Gisborne wants to entice young Maori people to vote by using electronic voting methods; Waikato-Tainui Iwi has announced a new insurance scheme for its raupatu Marae - at no cost.