Coming up on Te Karere... Tributes are flowing in for Timi Te Heuheu. This is the first day that Timi Te Heuheu's body is laying in state on his marae in Waihi. I'm up North in Dr Lance O'Sullivan's neighbourhood. What is he up to nowadays? For the details, stay tuned. This group is preparing for the Super12 Kapa Haka Competitions 2012 held in Auckland. Due to the live nature of Te Karere, some segments will not be subtitled. Tena koutou katoa, and welcome to Te Karere. Last night, Timi (Timoti) Te Heuheu's body arrived at his marae in Waihi. This morning, people descended on the marae to pay their respects. Hinerangi Goodman was there. With heavy hearts and tears of sadness, many tribes from the central North Island were represented here as they came to pay their last respects at Waihi Marae. Timi can be compared to that of being a spiritual guardian. That is the love we have for him and his family who have been left behind. This man is of a higher calibre compared to most, rarely seen these days. A man of great humility. That's what he was all about. Now he lies in state in the embrace of his ancestral house. Now he lies in state in the embrace of his ancestral house. His work will never be forgotten. He worked hard behind the scenes and was rarely acknowledged, yet was heard and known widely by many. His elder brother Tumu always led with him closely bringing up the rear. In the next few days, Waihi Marae will be thronged by many coming from all corners to pay their respects. The funeral for Timi Te Heuheu will be held this coming Monday. The funeral for Timi Te Heuheu will be held this coming Monday. Hinerangi Goodman, Te Karere. The Crown has given evidence on day five of the Tribunal hearings today. They said interests in water still need to be determined, but that process shouldn't affect the selling of shares in assets. The Tribunal challenged the Crown asking if they could then be given access to shares in a company dependent on water that they have assumed rights to before interests have even been determined. Peata Melbourne has more. The Crown presented their evidence to the Tribunal today, saying Maori do have an interest in water, and that won't be compromised by the asset sales. But the Crown maintains that Maori rights can be redressed post giving other parties access to water, to which they say the Crown maintain effective control. The Council disagree. Harawira has heard many Waitangi Tribunal hearings. She's heard the same concerns from iwi time and time again which haven't been settled by successive governments for the last 25 years. And she admits that the PMs comments to dismiss recommendations from a legal body scare her. Maori Council says if the problem isn't fixed this time around, then they are more than prepared to go to court. Peata Melbourne, Te Karere. The claims are being led by the NZ Maori Council. I spoke to the co-chair Maanu Paul a short time ago and I asked him if he was feeling optimistic with the hearing. If I was a horse-betting kind of guy, then I'd have the winning horse. That's what I think. If you watch the Tribunal panel, the way they move and react to the lawyers presenting, then yes, I think we have it. On top of that, all the iwi presentations were good. It was the Crown's turn to present their case today - what did you make of their submissions? It seems as if they've dug themselves into a big hole, just on the PMs comments. So I feel for the Crown's lawyers because they're in a hole dug by John Key. So it's a hard job for them. How are iwi feeling? They're all amazed. There's a good feeling within iwi and hapu because they've all come together this is the first of its kind that has this many hapu coming together, over 100 of them. They're looking at themselves in a new light and with the belief and joy that they can do this. When do you hope to receive the Tribunal's judgement? It looks as if judgement will be out in the middle of next month. It's because it's a challenging and contentious issue that's got the interest of the country. So they need to carefully consider their judgement. That was Maanu Paul. What's ahead for Far North doctor Lance O'Sullivan? Last month, he resigned from Te Hauora o Te Hiku o Te Ika. He's known for being outspoken about poverty and poor housing. He spoke to reporter Anzac Pikia from his home in Kataia about his latest plight. We're unable to provide subtitles. After the break, we take a look at the Olympic Village we take a look at the Olympic Village where our NZ athletes will be staying in London. A village designed to accommodate the wants and needs of the NZ Olympic team. NZ team organisers are admiring the village built for them in London. Maori Cultural Advisor Trevor Shailer says a Maori figure will be brought in to back the team feel at home. This is the first look into the Olympic Village where athletes will call home. There are three days left for staff of the NZ Olympic committee to get the place ready before the first athlete arrives. As well as the greenstone and the cloak, Mahutonga, Trevor Shailer also took over Maori designed posts which will be erected in the Village. Rangi Kipa is the Creative Director on the organising committee. All of the athletes from around the world eat here. There's even McDonalds here to entice them. But with state-of-the-art gyms, they can keep fit. Everything an athlete could possibly need can be found here. But if not, it's Shailer's job to sort it out. On Monday, the first athletes arrive at the village where they will stay for the duration of the Olympics. Irena Smith, Te Karere. To sports now with Tumamao Harawira. We're unable to provide subtitles. Visit our website after 7pm to watch interview with subtitles. Tumamao Harawira, thank you for your time. Now let's take a look at the Maori Programmes TVNZ has to offer over the weekend. Tomorrow we're in the Solomon Islands with some well-known Pacific singers, we see Savage, and we have the IAMTV Olympics. Tainui is being challenged to take over the welfare of its children from CYFs. Find out more on Marae Investigates this Sunday. My work here is like growing and harvesting kumara, My work here is like growing and harvesting kumara, it's not just about making money. Money to me is like a kumara - it's something that sustains the family. After the break, this team prepares for the Super 12 competitions in Auckland tomorrow. To the weather now. For weather, see tvnz.co.NZ. A $10,000 cash prize for the team who wins the 2 Degrees Kapa Haka Super 12 competitions in Auckland tomorrow. Some of the groups standing tomorrow have branched off from some of the top teams in the country. Anzac Pikia caught up with one of those teams in Whangarei. This is Whangarei Mai Tawhiti. That's right, not Whangara Mai Tawhiti. We all come from Whangarei, and we added the mai tawhiti because lots of kapa haka have that at the ends of their name. They're one of the groups battling for the $10 thousand prize money. The main objective of their performance is to entertain and to get people laughing. We really like cracking jokes and making people laugh, but we heard about the prize money and we're hoping to come back rich. They're just one of the 12 groups performing in the 2degrees competition. This is another platform to showcase our waiata and movements besides Te Matatini. And if they win, that'll be a bonus because soon, members of the group will head to Hawaii with their main group Hatea. We'll buy lots of cool American gears to bring home. If we win, we'll take it to Hawaii to buy things for ourselves and the whanau. This event is to highlight Matariki in Auckland. There are 12 groups with 12 performers and each group has 12 minutes to strut their stuff. The free event starts tomorrow at The Cloud, Auckland Harbour at 10am. Anzac Pikia, Te Karere. That's all we have for today. Turou Hawaiki. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ on Air.