Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 10, 2018 17:19:11 GMT 12
AFTER VOTING AGAINST MĀORI WARDS, WAIPĀ SEEKS OTHER AVENUES FOR REPRESENTATION
Less than a year after Waipā District Council chose not to include Māori wards in the next local body election, council staff are now trying to find other ways of giving representation to iwi.
A workshop was presented in the council chamber in August, laying out various ideas for representation, given that 13.8 per cent of residents in Waipā as of the 2013 census identify as Māori.
These included such measures as special positions for iwi members on council committees, with voting rights afforded to them.....
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/life-style/106900409/after-voting-against-mori-wards-waip-seeks-other-avenues-for-representation
Less than a year after Waipā District Council chose not to include Māori wards in the next local body election, council staff are now trying to find other ways of giving representation to iwi.
A workshop was presented in the council chamber in August, laying out various ideas for representation, given that 13.8 per cent of residents in Waipā as of the 2013 census identify as Māori.
These included such measures as special positions for iwi members on council committees, with voting rights afforded to them.....
www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/life-style/106900409/after-voting-against-mori-wards-waip-seeks-other-avenues-for-representation