Coming up on Te Karere... Prominent NZ cricketer Jesse Ryder is in a coma in Christchurch Hospital after being bashed outside a bar. Police are urging his attackers to come forward. The family of slain roadworker George Taiaroa speak out as police continue to hunt for his killer. Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Cricketer Jesse Ryder is in a coma after being bashed outside a Christchurch bar. Ryder is understood to be in the intensive care unit in Christchurch Hospital with a fractured skull and collapsed lung following the assault. Four Caucasian men were seen bashing and kicking Ryder outside Aikman's bar in the suburb of Merivale, they fled the scene as police arrived. Police are now urging the four men to come forward. CCTV cameras were filming the premises at the time of the attack but police won't reveal what has been filmed. Ryder is no stranger to alcohol fuelled trouble, but the brutality of this incident has shocked the sports world. Concerned fans and sporting personalities alike have taken to social media to wish the cricket star a quick recovery. The latest from a press conference just held: Police have confirmed Jesse Ryder remains in a critical condition in intensive care. The cricketer has a fractured skull, collapsed lung and is in an induced coma after being savagely beaten outside a Christchurch bar early this morning. After the attack, Ryder was seen covered in blood, shaking, and vomiting before collapsing. Police say they will not comment any further on Ryder's condition - but the seriousness of the situation is underlined by the fact his family have been called to his bedside. It's day nine since road worker George Taiaroa was gunned down while controlling traffic on Tram Road in Tokoroa and while the police are still hunting for the driver of a blue Cherokee Jeep they are no closer to finding a motive or the gunman. And today his whanau spoke out for the first time since his death. His wife Helen says there could be no reason to kill George. Through tears, she says the only thing the killer has achieved is destroying a family. Over the next two months the Waitangi Tribunal will hear an urgent claim into the practices and policies of the legal aid services. The claim addresses the Crown's failure to provide adequate legal aid to Maori in the tribunal and other courts. Fight the law with the law. This is the first phase of the Latimer and Piripi claim. The claim addresses the Crown's failure to provide adequate legal aid to Maori in the Tribunal and other courts. Changes to legal aid were made in 2011 - for example, Maori now have the one avenue to get legal aid and that's through the Office of Treaty Settlements. Previously there had been two options available to Maori. To support their claim Sir Graham Latimer of the Maori Council has a letter sent to him by the deputy Prime Minister in 1990 Sir Geoffrey Palmer confirming legal aid for Maori. Anzac Pikia, Te Karere. Te Ururoa Flavell should quit stabbing Pita Sharples in the back or leave the Maori Party. That's the blunt message from Mana Party leader Hone Harawira to his former Maori Party colleague in a very frank interview I did with him just moments ago. We are unable to provide subtitles. That was Hone Harawira, Mana Partu leader. The Crown Forestry Rental Trust says legal action by one of its own trustees is further delaying a decision on whether it will fund Treaty claims in Northland. The trust says Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie has gone to the high court to challenge a claim of a conflict of interest. It's understood the trust wants him to step aside, in line with policy. Crown Forestry Rental Trust chairperson Angela Foulkes says a planned meeting on funding has been delayed because of the legal case. Ms Foulkes says she is waiting for a court ruling and apologises to claimants in Northland for the confusion. The Crown Forestry Rental Trust regularly helps fund Waitangi Tribunal hearings and its money also goes towards assisting claimants in preparing, presenting and negotiating claims involving Crown forest lands. After the break; Will Te Mangai Paho fund this programme again? The Minister of Education has announced her final decisions for 12 schools in Christchurch. The other 19 have until May to finalise their fate facing closure or a merge, except for the two total Maori immersion schools who today have to submit their decision, not on who will close, but who will relocate. Peata Melbourne with this update. 31 Schools in total are affected by the government's education renewal plans. 12 down, 19 to go. Final submissions are due today from the 19 schools Final submissions are due today from the 19 schools facing a merge or closure, or relocation in the case of the total Maori immersion schools; neither are budging. Kura Kaupapa Maori are the only ones who have been given the option to remain open - but one must relocate to the Northern side, and if they don't make that decision, the Minister will. At this stage two schools have closed voluntarily, and two have merged while the rest remain as they were. Nineteen today submitted their decisions for the future fate, and the Minister insisting her interim decisions for the total immersion Maori schools are for the well-being of Maori students. Her final decision will be out in May. Peata Melbourne, Te Karere. The official road toll has begun and police are urging those travelling on the roads this Easter Holiday to take care. It is hoped like last year there will be no fatalities on our roads. Aucklanders are leaving early today to get to their loved ones around the country, but there are some cautions. Don't speed, don't drink and drive and make sure everyone wears their seatbelt. Police are pleading with drivers to take care on the roads Police are pleading with drivers to take care on the roads so that the road toll will be zero like this time last year. The police say that there are times where drivers must be very vigilant on the road that includes 8pm tonight to 8am tomorrow morning, Saturday night and all day on Monday when families are returning home. It's better to have two drivers than one and take turns driving. Normal lowered 4km/h tolerance that applies during holiday periods, and the targeting of drunk, There will be a bigger police presence on the roads and we will be watching for speeding drivers so be careful. The road toll ends at 6am, Tuesday 2 April, Irena Smith, Te Karere. The GC, one of the most talked about local programmes of 2012, is returning to TV. Funded by Te Mangai Paho, the second series of the GC will again follow the lives of a group of young Maori, working hard and playing even harder on Australia's Gold Coast. Season two will feature new personalities along with those returning from series one. Production is expected to begin later in the year. After the break, we have the weather.