Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 18, 2023 3:45:48 GMT 12
EQUAL STANDARD OF CITIZENSHIP TESTED BY LABOUR
“The Local Government Minister conceded on TVNZ’s Q&A this morning that the co-governance arrangements in the Three Waters reform moved away from a one person, one vote sense of democracy, but claimed the Treaty required it.
“National does not believe that honouring the Treaty requires abandoning the concept of equal citizenship.
“Māori seats are consistent with democracy because they are proportional to the population.
“With the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Act they have extended this approach to the electoral system, giving Māori disproportionate voting rights in that region....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2304/S00089/equal-standard-of-citizenship-tested-by-labour.htm
“The Local Government Minister conceded on TVNZ’s Q&A this morning that the co-governance arrangements in the Three Waters reform moved away from a one person, one vote sense of democracy, but claimed the Treaty required it.
“National does not believe that honouring the Treaty requires abandoning the concept of equal citizenship.
“Māori seats are consistent with democracy because they are proportional to the population.
“With the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Act they have extended this approach to the electoral system, giving Māori disproportionate voting rights in that region....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2304/S00089/equal-standard-of-citizenship-tested-by-labour.htm