Te Manu Korihi News for 10 December 2012

Waikato-Tainui has deferred talks on its tribal leadership until next year; Researchers have discovered the abundance and diversity of seafood has declined along parts of the coastline for the past 30 to 50 years; The chair of Te Moana a Toi iwi leaders' forum says it's learnt an important lesson from the Rena crisis - it's that tribes recognise the power of the collective, while still maintaining their tribal mana; Vodafone says it's making an effort to acknowledge Maori culture - which also helps its New Zealand division stand out from the other countries it operates in.