Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 5, 2021 5:46:00 GMT 12
EMOTIONAL SCENES AS FAR NORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL VOTES YES ON MĀORI WARDS
There were emotional scenes at a Far North District Council meeting this afternoon as councillors voted 6 – 4 in favour of establishing Māori wards.
The current council will now have to decide the structure of the next council.
If it retains its current number of nine members then three would become Māori ward councillors leaving six representing general wards…..
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/emotional-scenes-far-north-district-council-votes-yes-m-ori-wards
A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE SUBMITTING TO THE HAWKE'S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL ON MĀORI WARDS ARE DEMANDING THE COUNCIL INTRODUCE THEM.
A total of 1090 submissions were received: 89.2 percent were in support and 10.5 percent against, three people said they did not know.
Of people who submitted, 70 percent were on the Māori roll, 26.9 percent on the general roll and 2.7 percent not registered...…
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/441808/overwhelming-support-for-maori-wards-in-hawke-s-bay
There were emotional scenes at a Far North District Council meeting this afternoon as councillors voted 6 – 4 in favour of establishing Māori wards.
The current council will now have to decide the structure of the next council.
If it retains its current number of nine members then three would become Māori ward councillors leaving six representing general wards…..
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/emotional-scenes-far-north-district-council-votes-yes-m-ori-wards
A MAJORITY OF PEOPLE SUBMITTING TO THE HAWKE'S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL ON MĀORI WARDS ARE DEMANDING THE COUNCIL INTRODUCE THEM.
A total of 1090 submissions were received: 89.2 percent were in support and 10.5 percent against, three people said they did not know.
Of people who submitted, 70 percent were on the Māori roll, 26.9 percent on the general roll and 2.7 percent not registered...…
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/441808/overwhelming-support-for-maori-wards-in-hawke-s-bay