Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 9, 2021 2:19:44 GMT 12
LABOUR TO RUSH MĀORI WARDS CHANGE INTO LAW, NATIONAL'S JUDITH COLLINS SAYS 'UNDEMOCRATIC'
The Labour Government will use urgency on Tuesday to rush in a bill to get rid of a public veto on Māori wards - a step National Party leader Judith Collins says is undemocratic and cuts out voters.
Labour has confirmed it will use urgency in Parliament for the first reading of the law change, and will then have just a one-week select committee process for public input before passing the law.
Most law changes spend six months being considered by a select committee of MPs, which includes considering public submissions......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/labour-to-rush-maori-wards-change-into-law-nationals-judith-collins-says-undemocratic/UHJHTFUJVFMNWC2YQ64ONB7DRM/
LAW CHANGE NEEDED FOR AUCKLAND MAORI SEATS
An Auckland Councillor says the super city would need a change to its Act if it is to establish Māori wards.
But he says Auckland is different because the number of councillors is set by statute at 20.
"I want Māori awards in Tāmaki Makaurau but if that comes about with a vote, whether it be one ward or two, the number of councillors we currently have will be reduced by that number," Cr Filipaina says.
He says having Māori should not replace the Independent Māori Statutory Board, which has the specific task of ensuring the council meets its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY1NDc/Law-change-needed-for-Auckland-Maori-seats
MĀORI WARD URGENCY ERODES DEMOCRACY
“The Government’s decision to legislate away democratic rights under urgency does damage far beyond the question of Māori wards,” says ACT Leader David Seymour
“If the Government thinks it is important to change how people elect their local councils, it should be prepared to let people have their say. Put another way, if laws are important enough to make, they are important enough to make well.
“The Government is dividing the community and eroding fair in our democratic institutions. It's doing so to solve a a problem that, if it took the time to ask, it might recognize does not exist......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2102/S00034/maori-ward-urgency-erodes-democracy.htm
The Labour Government will use urgency on Tuesday to rush in a bill to get rid of a public veto on Māori wards - a step National Party leader Judith Collins says is undemocratic and cuts out voters.
Labour has confirmed it will use urgency in Parliament for the first reading of the law change, and will then have just a one-week select committee process for public input before passing the law.
Most law changes spend six months being considered by a select committee of MPs, which includes considering public submissions......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/labour-to-rush-maori-wards-change-into-law-nationals-judith-collins-says-undemocratic/UHJHTFUJVFMNWC2YQ64ONB7DRM/
LAW CHANGE NEEDED FOR AUCKLAND MAORI SEATS
An Auckland Councillor says the super city would need a change to its Act if it is to establish Māori wards.
But he says Auckland is different because the number of councillors is set by statute at 20.
"I want Māori awards in Tāmaki Makaurau but if that comes about with a vote, whether it be one ward or two, the number of councillors we currently have will be reduced by that number," Cr Filipaina says.
He says having Māori should not replace the Independent Māori Statutory Board, which has the specific task of ensuring the council meets its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjY1NDc/Law-change-needed-for-Auckland-Maori-seats
MĀORI WARD URGENCY ERODES DEMOCRACY
“The Government’s decision to legislate away democratic rights under urgency does damage far beyond the question of Māori wards,” says ACT Leader David Seymour
“If the Government thinks it is important to change how people elect their local councils, it should be prepared to let people have their say. Put another way, if laws are important enough to make, they are important enough to make well.
“The Government is dividing the community and eroding fair in our democratic institutions. It's doing so to solve a a problem that, if it took the time to ask, it might recognize does not exist......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2102/S00034/maori-ward-urgency-erodes-democracy.htm