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UNANIMOUS SOUTH TARANAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL VOTE FOR MĀORI WARDS IS WELCOMED
The co-leader of the Māori party has welcomed a unanimous South Taranaki District Council decision this week to introduce Māori wards, and pledged to work with Parliament to overturn the rule that could see them tossed out.
As well as the vote for Māori wards, STDC also agreed to lobby the Government to change the law that allows decisions about Māori representation to be overturned by a citizen-initiated referendum, which happened in New Plymouth in 2014.......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300157256/unanimous-south-taranaki-district-council-vote-for-mori-wards-is-welcomed
NO PLANS FOR DCC MAORI WARD, MAYOR SAYS
Establishing a Maori ward will not be considered as part of the Dunedin City Council’s representation review.
Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins does not plan to lead the charge to create one......
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/no-plans-dcc-maori-ward-mayor-says
MĀORI WARDS CAMPAIGNER TO SPEAK IN WHANGAREI
Former New Plymouth Mayor and Māori wards law change campaigner Andrew Judd will speak at two public meetings in Whangarei later this month.
He has been invited to Northland by a local education group to raise awareness about several recent local council decisions to enact the wards......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2011/S00240/maori-wards-campaigner-to-speak-in-whangarei.htm
The co-leader of the Māori party has welcomed a unanimous South Taranaki District Council decision this week to introduce Māori wards, and pledged to work with Parliament to overturn the rule that could see them tossed out.
As well as the vote for Māori wards, STDC also agreed to lobby the Government to change the law that allows decisions about Māori representation to be overturned by a citizen-initiated referendum, which happened in New Plymouth in 2014.......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300157256/unanimous-south-taranaki-district-council-vote-for-mori-wards-is-welcomed
NO PLANS FOR DCC MAORI WARD, MAYOR SAYS
Establishing a Maori ward will not be considered as part of the Dunedin City Council’s representation review.
Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins does not plan to lead the charge to create one......
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/no-plans-dcc-maori-ward-mayor-says
MĀORI WARDS CAMPAIGNER TO SPEAK IN WHANGAREI
Former New Plymouth Mayor and Māori wards law change campaigner Andrew Judd will speak at two public meetings in Whangarei later this month.
He has been invited to Northland by a local education group to raise awareness about several recent local council decisions to enact the wards......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2011/S00240/maori-wards-campaigner-to-speak-in-whangarei.htm