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SOUTH TARANAKI WARDS APPROVED DESPITE NOT FITTING THE OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS
The Local Government Commission has approved the wards set by South Taranaki District Council for this year's election, despite four of them not fitting the official requirements.
Taranaki Coastal ward and Te Tai Tonga (the eastern Māori ward) will be underrepresented with more voters per councillor than the law recommends.
The Pātea ward and Te Kūrae (the western Māori ward) will be overrepresented with fewer voters per councillor......
www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/south-taranaki-wards-approved-despite-not-fitting-the-official-requirements/Y4B7DKQA2ZHB6YD5WKUSEWVPX4/
TŪPUNA MAUNGA AUTHORITY DECIDES TO APPEAL COURT OF APPEAL DECISION
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority has sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal in Norman v Tūpuna Maunga
He also says, “It is vital for the Authority to have a decision from the highest court in the land to provide clarity surrounding its co-governance decision-making powers to manage the Tūpuna Maunga. This is the first time that the courts have been able to consider the powers of a co-governance entity created through a Te Tiriti o Waitangi settlement.”....
waateanews.com/2022/03/30/press-release-tupuna-maunga-authority-decides-to-appeal-court-of-appeal-decision/
The Local Government Commission has approved the wards set by South Taranaki District Council for this year's election, despite four of them not fitting the official requirements.
Taranaki Coastal ward and Te Tai Tonga (the eastern Māori ward) will be underrepresented with more voters per councillor than the law recommends.
The Pātea ward and Te Kūrae (the western Māori ward) will be overrepresented with fewer voters per councillor......
www.nzherald.co.nz/stratford-press/news/south-taranaki-wards-approved-despite-not-fitting-the-official-requirements/Y4B7DKQA2ZHB6YD5WKUSEWVPX4/
TŪPUNA MAUNGA AUTHORITY DECIDES TO APPEAL COURT OF APPEAL DECISION
The Tūpuna Maunga Authority has sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court to appeal the decision of the Court of Appeal in Norman v Tūpuna Maunga
He also says, “It is vital for the Authority to have a decision from the highest court in the land to provide clarity surrounding its co-governance decision-making powers to manage the Tūpuna Maunga. This is the first time that the courts have been able to consider the powers of a co-governance entity created through a Te Tiriti o Waitangi settlement.”....
waateanews.com/2022/03/30/press-release-tupuna-maunga-authority-decides-to-appeal-court-of-appeal-decision/