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MĀORI WARDS WILL ENHANCE HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL DECISION-MAKING, SAYS LEADER
A vote to establish Māori wards in Hamilton will create a more inclusive council that’s reflective of the wider community, tangata whenua say.
Waikato-Tainui has submitted on a proposal to create Māori wards in Hamilton – one of more than a thousand submissions received by council during a three-week public engagement campaign.
City councillors will meet on May 19 to debate and decide whether to create Māori wards in time for the 2022 election. Waipā District Council will also meet that day to vote on the issue……
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/waikato-top-stories/125093053/mori-wards-will-enhance-hamilton-city-council-decisionmaking-says-leader
HIKOI FAILS TO SWAY MANAWATU MAYOR
The mayor of Manawatū remains unmoved by yesterday’s hikoi asking her to revisit the council’s rejection of Māori wards.
Helen Worboys says she will put the question again next year - too late to have a seat included in the 2022 local government election……
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjcyODY/Paakiwaha/Hikoi-fails-to-sway-Manawatu-mayor
KAUMĀTUA WANTS MĀORI BOSS TO PUSH FOR IWI IN COUNCIL
A Taranaki kaumātua wants New Plymouth District Council to hire a senior Māori manager to drive iwi issues.
Peter Moeahu told Te Huinga Taumatua, the council's Māori advisory committee, that the council needs to show commitment to strong relationships with Māori.
“One way of doing that is to have someone focused on issues relevant to tangata whenua, relevant to iwi, so that those issues can be driven through council.”…..
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300305853/kaumtua-wants-mori-boss-to-push-for-iwi-in-council
NAPIER CITY COUNCIL PLANS TO CONSULT ON ESTABLISHING MAORI WARDS
They allow those on the Maori Electoral Roll to vote for Councillors to represent Maori.
But its proposed consultation will miss a Government's deadline of Friday next week.
Mayor Kirsten Wise says the two and a half month timeframe set by Government isn't long enough.
home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=332100
A vote to establish Māori wards in Hamilton will create a more inclusive council that’s reflective of the wider community, tangata whenua say.
Waikato-Tainui has submitted on a proposal to create Māori wards in Hamilton – one of more than a thousand submissions received by council during a three-week public engagement campaign.
City councillors will meet on May 19 to debate and decide whether to create Māori wards in time for the 2022 election. Waipā District Council will also meet that day to vote on the issue……
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/waikato-top-stories/125093053/mori-wards-will-enhance-hamilton-city-council-decisionmaking-says-leader
HIKOI FAILS TO SWAY MANAWATU MAYOR
The mayor of Manawatū remains unmoved by yesterday’s hikoi asking her to revisit the council’s rejection of Māori wards.
Helen Worboys says she will put the question again next year - too late to have a seat included in the 2022 local government election……
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjcyODY/Paakiwaha/Hikoi-fails-to-sway-Manawatu-mayor
KAUMĀTUA WANTS MĀORI BOSS TO PUSH FOR IWI IN COUNCIL
A Taranaki kaumātua wants New Plymouth District Council to hire a senior Māori manager to drive iwi issues.
Peter Moeahu told Te Huinga Taumatua, the council's Māori advisory committee, that the council needs to show commitment to strong relationships with Māori.
“One way of doing that is to have someone focused on issues relevant to tangata whenua, relevant to iwi, so that those issues can be driven through council.”…..
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300305853/kaumtua-wants-mori-boss-to-push-for-iwi-in-council
NAPIER CITY COUNCIL PLANS TO CONSULT ON ESTABLISHING MAORI WARDS
They allow those on the Maori Electoral Roll to vote for Councillors to represent Maori.
But its proposed consultation will miss a Government's deadline of Friday next week.
Mayor Kirsten Wise says the two and a half month timeframe set by Government isn't long enough.
home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=332100