A Maori researcher says the threat of shutting down remote Aboriginal communities impinges on the rights of all indigenous people; A reveiw into mining tests at Karangahake has found the activities would pose minimal pollution to waterways; The Crown is presenting an official apology to a South Taranaki tribe today in Hokitika; The Mayor of Gisborne is backing Wairarapa iwi for taking Greater Wellington Regional Council to task for spraying a patch of watercress.