Coming up on Te Karere... The Maori Party will need to choose its candidate for Te Tai Hauauru wisely if it wants to retain the seat held by party co-leader Tariana Turia, according to our latest Te Karere DigiPoll. We're with the Maori All Blacks before they head off to Canada. And what does the Rugby League World Cup and the return of a toi moko have in common? Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. It's been confirmed that 120 workers from the Tachikawa sawmill in Rotorua have lost their jobs. Workers were told by receivers that they could no longer afford to keep them on. However, Te Arawa has now come out saying they're interested in buying the mill. Hinerangi Goodman reports. Two weeks ago this mill was buzzing, and for most of the workers, it was the only sustenance and means of a livelihood for themselves and their families. But now they've lost their jobs and they've been locked out. As well for the Heurea family, At this time there is no doubt many investors are looking to buy this mill, and Te Arawa is certainly showing an interest. At a time when workers here have just been laid off, it has been announced that two of the investors of this mill have been paid out half a million dollars. It isn't yet certain when or whether those made redundant will be paid out, it may be sometime soon or later in the new year, if ever. Hinerangi Goodman, Te Karere. Another toi moko (preserved head) has been repatriated from Warrington Museum in England. The toi moko is believed to be that of a rangatira and has been in the museum's care for 170 years. The museum thought they would time it to coincide with the Rugby League World Cup being held in Warrington and members of the Kiwi team were also present at the repatriation ceremony. Anzac Pikia has that report. For more than 170 years this ancestor has been housed here. I thank Warrington Borough Council for their great regard shown towards this ancestor. It was organised by Warrington Museum to coincide with the Rugby League World Cup, which is also being held there. There's no real information about the ancestors head. It's a chief's head, probably from around the time when the first Pakeha arrived in NZ. It was sold to collectors from England. This head will be returned with others collected recently. On October 31 they will all be returned to Te Papa Tongarewa. Anzac Pikia, Te Karere. Te Karere also understands that a carving of Titokowaru will also be returned the same time as the toi moko. This carving has been missing from Te Papa Tongarewa's collection for several years. This researcher discovered it missing and tracked it down at the NZ Consulate in France. Once home the carving will be shown to Titokowaru's whanau and then it will be put back into Te Papa's collection. The Maori Party will need to choose its candidate for Te Tai Hauauru wisely if it wants to retain the seat held by party co-leader Tariana Turia, according to our latest Te Karere DigiPoll. The poll of 500 Maori roll voters shows that the popular MP is widely regarded and half of voters don't want her to leave politics. But the poll also sends a warning to the Maori Party - Labour is gaining momentum. Kereama Wright has the details. We're unable to provide subtitles. The road toll for the long weekend stands at one after a crash on the rural road in Tahawai north of Katikati in the Bay of Plenty. A 16-year-old boy was killed when the car he was in left the road and hit a tree. The 19-year-old believed to be the driver was found walking along the road. During Labour Weekend last year, three people were killed and 112 injured. After the break, were Maori made in Taiwan? We check out the possibility. And we're with the Maori All Blacks before they head off to Canada. Buck Shelford. Buck Shelford. Hi. You're here for the heart and diabetes TV ad? You're here for the heart and diabetes TV ad? Yeah. Of course. Of course. What do you mean? Well, heart disease and diabetes kill more than 6000 Kiwis every year. I know. I know. So, I'm a woman ` fat and funny ` and you're a... ex-All Black ` not so funny. So? So? So we've got all of the demographics covered. Not all of them. Not all of them. Oh, hey, guys. Not all of them. Oh, hey, guys. Boom. PEOPLE CHATTER Were Maori made in Taiwan? Those claims have been repeated by a Taiwanese geneticist who says it's probable Maori and aboriginal Taiwanese share a common ancestor. Those views were recently aired in a special report by Tim Lambourne who is himself of mixed Chinese and Maori heritage. Tim travelled to Taitung in the far flung island of Taiwan to see if the evidence that Maori were made there stacks up. Taiwan is famed for making electronics, there's also claims Taiwan made Maori. To test that claim, Tim Lambourne of Ngati Kahungunu and Chinese descent, hung out with the indigenous locals. He spent a month on this far flung island. As well as the language, there's also physical similarities. They also have similar customs to ours. Unlike Chinese, who are considered totally different. They also talk about ancestors who left the coasts of Marongarong nearly 7,000 years ago which eventually ended up in NZ. Tim went to where these canoes departed. There's the nay-sayers, but Tim's made his mind up. The never-ending quest to uncover the origins of Maori continues, whether those origins stem from Taiwan will be proved with time and science. Tina Wickliffe, Te Karere. Tonight the Maori All Blacks depart for Canada. Today their last training session was held at King's College, Auckland. Peata Melbourne went to catch up with the team. It's been a bit a messy, with players coming in and out of the team. This is Cooper's first series as coach of the Maori All Blacks, and he only has one goal in mind. Tim Bateman is also stepping up as captain for the first time in place of Latimer who is due for surgery. Both games against Canada and USA are nearly sold out. USA is ranked in the top ten. This is the first time the team have been back there in five years. There are only four days left to train for their first game which is on this Sunday against the Canucks. Peata Melbourne, Te Karere. The Kiwi ran in seven tries to beat Samoa in their first world cup game this morning in front of a capacity crowd of 15,000 in Warrington, England. The first item on the agenda was... Haka versus the Ailao... But it didn't take long for the Kiwis to start running in tries. But having led 36-4 early in the second half, they let a dominant start slip. While the Kiwis fell asleep the Samoan team burst in to life. Final score 42-24 to the Kiwis. The Kiwis travel to Avignon to meet France on Saturday morning. After the break, we're at the last day of the Tall Ships Festival in Auckland. And the weather. 50s male. Severe chest pain. Massive cardiac arrest. 50s male. Severe chest pain. Massive cardiac arrest. Get Cardiology down here now. We're losing him. We're losing him. He's flatlining. We're losing him. He's flatlining. Oh my God. What? What? It's Buck Shelford. Heart disease and diabetes kill more than 6000 Kiwis every year. That's why I had a check-up with my doctor. It was quick and easy. Oh, it's OK. I'm not having a real heart attack. That's good, Buck, cos I'm not a real doctor. That's good, Buck, cos I'm not a real doctor. WHEELS SQUEAK Get a heart and diabetes check ` do it for your family. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. For the majority of the week just gone a fleet of tall ships have been moored along Auckland's waterfront for the public to view. The last day of the festival is today. 12,000 people have flocked there to take a look at the ships. Pere Wihongi with his report. A mass of people ashore, a fleet of ships on the sea. The fleet of ships are now making their return voyage after having sailed on the Waitemata Harbour last Friday for the Tall Ships Festival. The majority of the people watching were the elderly. For them it was a trip down memory lane. It costs $10,000 to go to Antarctica on board a European ship. So the question was asked whether people in the crowd would go on a trip to Antarctica. This is the City of Sails' first Tall Ship festival and hopefully this won't be the last. Pere Wihongi, Te Karere. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ on Air.