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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 8, 2016 17:37:17 GMT 12
MAYORAL CANDIDATES' VIEWS ON IWI BOARDMaori Party co-leader and Waiariki MP Te Ururoa Flavell said it had always been the party's policy to defend and promote indigenous representation in local, regional, national and international decision-making bodies. "Our party actively supported the establishment of Te Arawa partnership model and we will continue to support efforts by Te Arawa to ensure they have a voting right and therefore a real say at the table of Rotorua Lakes Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council. "More and more iwi are realising that they can no longer afford or leave crucial decisions that affect their way of life, in the hands of others. We applaud their pursuit of tino rangatiratanga at a political level in their areas. "The time for sitting back and watching others make decisions that affect their whanau, marae, hapu, iwi, land, waterways, other natural resources and overall, their future, has ended so it makes our party really proud when we see Maori put their hand up in local body elections," he said. www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503437&objectid=11705313
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Post by second-class-citizen on Sept 9, 2016 14:56:08 GMT 12
"indigenous representation" ? But there are no Morioris left! There are no Celtics left! Does he mistakenly mean 'maori'?
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