Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 14, 2021 5:07:12 GMT 12
RUAPEHU'S MĀORI COUNCIL MAY BE RE-PURPOSED RATHER THAN SCRAPPED
A Māori council facing an uncertain future with the coming of Māori wards may have a new lease of life as a committee of council.
The Ruapehu District Māori Council, set up in 2009 to drive more participation by Māori in local body decisions, was facing the chop after the Ruapehu District Council voted to bring in Māori wards and it was thought a Māori Council might no longer be needed.
Ruapehu mayor Don Cameron said the future of the Māori council had been widely discussed since. Ongoing talks with tangata whenua could see it being re-purposed to support new representation arrangements including at least two Māori seats.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ruapehus-maori-council-may-be-re-purposed-rather-than-scrapped/DGFSWG5UQ6M456GUL2DHBM4MEI/
A Māori council facing an uncertain future with the coming of Māori wards may have a new lease of life as a committee of council.
The Ruapehu District Māori Council, set up in 2009 to drive more participation by Māori in local body decisions, was facing the chop after the Ruapehu District Council voted to bring in Māori wards and it was thought a Māori Council might no longer be needed.
Ruapehu mayor Don Cameron said the future of the Māori council had been widely discussed since. Ongoing talks with tangata whenua could see it being re-purposed to support new representation arrangements including at least two Māori seats.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ruapehus-maori-council-may-be-re-purposed-rather-than-scrapped/DGFSWG5UQ6M456GUL2DHBM4MEI/