Coming up on Te Karere... Archbishop Brown Turei, a pillar of Aotearoa and Polynesia's Anglican church has died. We drop in at the national surf competition in Piha, and meet a young Maori boy with a passion for riding waves. 10 January 2017 Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Archbishop Brown Turei, a pillar of Aotearoa and Polynesia's Anglican church has died. He was a member of the Maori Battalion's C Company, a former bishop of Te Tai Rawhiti and leader of Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa who spent more than 60 years in full time ministry. Irena Smith looks back on his life. A true servant of God. Archbishop Brown Turei was born in Opotiki and died at the age of 92. He was raised by the Turei whanau from Whangaparaoa. His biological father a Waititi and his biological mother a Goldsmith. The bishop of Te Tai Rawhiti was educated at Te Aute College. When World War 2 broke, he enlisted as a soldier for Company C of the Maori Battalion. When he returned he attended St John's Collage and was ordained into the ministry in 1950. In 2006 he was elected to the position of Te Pihopa o Aotearoa. Last year he was honoured by being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the Anglican Church. He served 67 years of ministry for the church. He had plans on retiring in March this year. Tomorrow he will be taken to his wife Mihi's marae at Whangara. On Thursday he will be taken home to Whangaparaoa. Irena Smith, Te Karere. As the prime minister is set to boycott Waitangi Day commemorations in Waitangi this year, Labour MP Peeni Henare stands in full support Te Okiwa McLean has more. Political commentator Ella Henry believes that the latest from Bill English disconnects him from Maori at the grassroots level. This is the second consecutive year the PM will not be present at the Waitangi Day commemorations. Henry says that's very worrying. Peeni Henare supports Te Ti Marae's decision to ban the PM from speaking on Te Ti Marae. Henare says the PM and his government is ignorant. Meanwhile the leader of the ACT Party believes the commemoration should go on tour around the country. The body of a man was found on the footpath near a bus stop in West Auckland this morning. Police cordoned off a section of Te Atatu road, near Royal Oak in West Auckland, where they are now investigating the matter. The death is being treated as unexplained. When is a settled claim not a settled claim? That's the question Ngati Whatua is asking as issues arise on overlapping interests in sites already included in their treaty settlement, and they're taking that question all the way to a meeting in Tauranga tomorrow to gain support from a sympathetic iwi. Hania Douglas reports. Can a settled claim be changed? Ngati Whatua says it's a dangerous question, an opinion shared by another iwi. Taiaha Hawke of Ngati Whatua says if their claim is changed post settlement, all settled iwi could be in trouble. And they have garnered some support all the way down in Tauranga. Ngai Te Rangi's Hauata Palmer says there's also question of tikanga to be asked. The Minister of Treaty Negotiations Chris Finlayson couldn't be reached for comment, but Taiaha Hawke says that if the Crown is true to what they stand for, his iwi will come up trumps. Ngati Whatua o Orakei and Ngai Te Rangi plan to meet tomorrow to discuss their next move. Hania Douglas, Te Karere. After the break, We drop in at the national surf competition in Piha, and meet a young Maori boy with a passion for riding waves. The Maori Council have hit out at the latest water-grab which could see 800,000 tonne of water shipped offshore to the world market. Alpine Pure, otherwise known as Okuru Enterprise LTD, a consortium of West Coast locals, have plans to pipe out water down a remote mountain side and onto waiting ships. Ripeka Timutimu has the story. Alpine Pure claim water they will sell overseas originates from here, the Mount Aspiring National Park. Te Karere understands Alpine Pure has consent to export 800,000 tonnes of water per month. The Maori Council says Maori rights to water go further than just guardianship. The battle for ownership of water has been swirling for years, and Sir Taihukarei Durie is determined to fight on. A final decision on whether or not the project goes ahead is planned for next month. Ripeka Timutimu, Te Karere. The surf nationals are currently being held at Piha in the west of Auckland, showcasing New Zealand's most talented surfers and Maori are right in amongst the top competitors. Tamati Rimene-Sproat went out to catch up with a young guy from Ngai Te Rangi and Ngati Ranginui who has dreams of representing New Zealand at the Olympics. A young gun from Tauranga Moana eyeing up a future in professional surfing. He is currently in the upper echelon of grom surfers here in New Zealand. It was sport that was originally introduced to him by his parents and his family. He's following in the footsteps of his cousin Kehu Butler who's travelling the world surfing and he is just one of the many Maori surfers excelling at national competitions. But he, and many other of his Maori surfing companions, will be introduced to a new path to success following the induction of the sport into the Olympics. The national competition ends on Saturday and there is confidence this young surfer will reach the heights of success. Tamati Rimene-Sproat, Te Karere. Let's take another look at today's top stories. Archbishop William Brown Turei, one of the leaders of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia has died. Labour MP Peeni Henare stands in full support The body of a man was found on the footpath near a bus stop in West Auckland this morning. The death is being treated as unexplained. After the break, To pay tribute to the Archbishop William Brown Turei, we take a look back at a hymn sung by haka groups at Auckland's Holy Sepulchre Church. And we have the weather. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.nz. Unfortunately our story earlier regarding Prime Minister Bill English boycotting the welcome at Te Ti Waitangi Marae for Waitangi Day commemorations experienced technical difficulties. We, Te Karere, however will provide the full story online, on our Facebook and YouTube channels. To pay tribute to the archbishop William Brown Turei, we end our show today with the hymn 'Ko Tenei He Inoi' sung by haka groups at Auckland's Holy Sepulchre Church in 2007. That's all we have for today. Captions were made possible with funding from Te Mangai Paho. Copyright TVNZ 2016.