Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 22, 2021 4:01:59 GMT 12
ŌTOROHANGA DISTRICT COUNCIL VOTES FOR MĀORI WARD
Ōtorohanga District Council has voted in favour of establishing a Māori ward.
Seven councillors voted for the establishment of a Māori ward on Tuesday, and one councillor, Rodney Dow, voted against it…….
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/124898604/torohanga-district-council-votes-for-mori-ward
HASTINGS PUSHES CLOSER TO GETTING MĀORI WARDS, UNANIMOUS TAUTOKO FROM COMMITTEE
The Hastings District Council will hold an urgent meeting on Thursday to start the public consultation needed if it is to have Māori ward representatives after next year's local elections.
The meeting follows a council Māori Standing Committee meeting which on Wednesday afternoon gave the issue the big tautoko - a committee comprising councillors and co-opted Māori representatives voting unanimously to recommend the council start the process.
A decision otherwise would have left the council unable to invoke Māori wards until at least 2025…….
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hastings-pushes-closer-to-getting-maori-wards-unanimous-tautoko-from-committee/Y7VPBWWNGPAHXX2ZAIVXKU63F4/
Ōtorohanga District Council has voted in favour of establishing a Māori ward.
Seven councillors voted for the establishment of a Māori ward on Tuesday, and one councillor, Rodney Dow, voted against it…….
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/124898604/torohanga-district-council-votes-for-mori-ward
HASTINGS PUSHES CLOSER TO GETTING MĀORI WARDS, UNANIMOUS TAUTOKO FROM COMMITTEE
The Hastings District Council will hold an urgent meeting on Thursday to start the public consultation needed if it is to have Māori ward representatives after next year's local elections.
The meeting follows a council Māori Standing Committee meeting which on Wednesday afternoon gave the issue the big tautoko - a committee comprising councillors and co-opted Māori representatives voting unanimously to recommend the council start the process.
A decision otherwise would have left the council unable to invoke Māori wards until at least 2025…….
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/hastings-pushes-closer-to-getting-maori-wards-unanimous-tautoko-from-committee/Y7VPBWWNGPAHXX2ZAIVXKU63F4/