Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 20, 2022 5:25:59 GMT 12
ALL NEWLY ELECTED MĀORI COUNCILLORS TO GET MENTOR
In a bid to make councils more culturally safe, Local Government NZ will provide all newly elected Māori councillors with a mentor, someone they can lean on for guidance and support.
The initiative, called Te Āhuru Mōwai, comes as Māori councillors continue to encounter racism by members of the public and by fellow colleagues.
"Whenever we do something for Māori, like try be a bilingual city through our Te Tauihu Policy or restore the traditional names of Māori places, we get inundated with racism and abuse from just racist losers out there, with nothing better to do than to try and take us back 200 years."......
www.1news.co.nz/2022/07/19/all-newly-elected-maori-councillors-to-get-mentor/
In a bid to make councils more culturally safe, Local Government NZ will provide all newly elected Māori councillors with a mentor, someone they can lean on for guidance and support.
The initiative, called Te Āhuru Mōwai, comes as Māori councillors continue to encounter racism by members of the public and by fellow colleagues.
"Whenever we do something for Māori, like try be a bilingual city through our Te Tauihu Policy or restore the traditional names of Māori places, we get inundated with racism and abuse from just racist losers out there, with nothing better to do than to try and take us back 200 years."......
www.1news.co.nz/2022/07/19/all-newly-elected-maori-councillors-to-get-mentor/