Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 19, 2022 4:43:10 GMT 12
BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCILLOR TO STAND WITH MĀORI PARTY
Incumbent Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor, Toi Kai Rākau Iti, will campaign for re-election to his Kohi Constituency seat under the Māori Party ticket.
“As the name suggests Local Government is local. It's government, with all its functions and colonial constructs, directly in your rohe. It is where the policy, that is set down in Wellington, is rolled out in your back yard, your awa, your moana, your whenua. Māori need to work together in order to meet the challenge of interacting with this particular manifestation of the crown. For me, Te Pāti Māori is a good vehicle with which to achieve that.”....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2207/S00102/bay-of-plenty-regional-councillor-to-stand-with-maori-party.htm
Incumbent Bay of Plenty Regional Councillor, Toi Kai Rākau Iti, will campaign for re-election to his Kohi Constituency seat under the Māori Party ticket.
“As the name suggests Local Government is local. It's government, with all its functions and colonial constructs, directly in your rohe. It is where the policy, that is set down in Wellington, is rolled out in your back yard, your awa, your moana, your whenua. Māori need to work together in order to meet the challenge of interacting with this particular manifestation of the crown. For me, Te Pāti Māori is a good vehicle with which to achieve that.”....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2207/S00102/bay-of-plenty-regional-councillor-to-stand-with-maori-party.htm