Morning Business for 11 December 2013

The number of Maori students enrolled in the School of Medicine at Otago University has more than doubled in recent years; Meanwhile, the South Island's largest iwi and the University of Otago have re-signed a memorandum of understanding for Maori students; The Crown Forestry Rental Trust has approved funding for Ngapuhi hapu with land claims before the Waitangi Tribunal; Fewer Maori are smoking, according to the Census.