Wellington, June 3 NZPA - The Maori Party has asked for a government apology to Maori players excluded from All Blacks tours to South Africa because of apartheid.

Wellington, May 15 NZPA - A reluctance by Maori rugby officials to apologise over past treatment of Maori rugby players has prompted Maori Affairs Minister Pita Sharples to raise the prospect of setting up a separate sporting administration.