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Even after nine years in government with the Māori Party, the New Zealand National Party still sees the value of having them by its side. National leader Bill English told Te Karere that although the Māori Party have been very influential in government policies and have brought gains for Māori, they often don’t get the acknowledgement they deserve. Our political reporter Eruera Rerekura - Te Karere also spoke to Mr English about the acceleration of Treaty settlements under National and about their plans to build more homes. Mātakitaki mai – 3:55 pm on TVNZ 1.

At the start of 2017 under the National Party and Minister of Treaty of Negotiations Chris Finlayson nearly 50 groups had reached a Deed of Settlement. But critics say some negotiations aren’t robust and are the cause of tribal tension across the country. So we asked the leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, Jacinda Ardern what her party would do differently. Our reporter Ripeka Timutimu will have more from the woman of the hour on Te Karere at 3:55 pm today.

MĀTAKI MAI: Live Streaming of Ngā Manu Kōrero 2017 Part 2 of Day 1 of Senior Competition: Pei Te Hurinui Jones-Senior Māori and Korimako-Senior English. Visit website for better viewing: www.tekorimako.co.nz Visit our you-tube page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB76Y_yRN1I Or listen to your local iwi station or in Taranaki on 94.8 FM

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MĀTAKI MAI: Te Reo o te Uru: Te Korimako o Taranaki & Awa FM are live-streaming Day 1 of Ngā Manu Kōrero 2017 ki Taranaki featuring the senior competition Pei Te Hurinui Jones-Senior Māori section and the Korimako-Senior English section. We will also bring you the latest news from the arena.

Dr Lance O'Sullivan has been a New Zealander of the Year, is a practising GP and has developed an app to increase to doctors for those living in rural areas. #nzpol

Ka mate kāinga tahi, ka ora kāinga rua. One group travelling to Ngā Manu Kōrero in New Plymouth had to make alternative arrangements to get there after their flights were cancelled.

Te Korimako o Taranaki will be live streaming all the Ngā Manu Kōrero action. Links to that live stream can be found on their web page.

While Kelvin Davis was out on the hustings today, Reporter Harata Brown was with the Labour Deputy one week into the top job. She asked him what he made of being 2IC to Jacinda and the mania that comes with it. Here's a rough translation of what the Tai Tokerau candidate said in Māori on today's Pōti17 instalment. "One fella said to me, 'Hey Kelvin. Do you think you're Kelvin Costner?' I asked him why's that? Then he said, 'Because you stand behind Jacinda like the main character in 'The Bodyguard." #nzpol #Pōti17

Awatere Douglas says thanks to the scholarship he hopes to be able to run his own hotel one day. "Ko te manako ia kia whakahaerehia e mātau tō mātau ake hōtera. Ko au tērā, ko ērā hoki ka whakawhiwhia ki te karahipi hei ngā tau kei te heke mai."