The Maori Development Minister, Te Ururoa Flavell, is disappointed that claimants are taking their opposition to Maori land reforms to the Waitangi Tribunal; Ngati Awa says the mauri of Otaiti or the Astrolabe Reef has been severed by the grounding of the Rena and it can't be restored until the wreck is removed; The Invercargill Police Iwi Liaison Officer will now be based weekly at the offices of a local Maori trust; Te Rūnanganui o Ngati Porou announced a new Chief Executive today.