Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 29, 2020 4:29:28 GMT 12
SYSTEMIC RACISM AT HEART OF MĀORI WARDS DEBATE – EX-MAYOR
Systemic racism is at the heart of New Zealand's current council Māori wards debate, according to a leading campaigner for their establishment who spoke in Whangārei last night.
"Māori wards are but a start and look how that breaks us apart, " Andrew Judd, former New Plymouth mayor said.
"To be having a petition, what's happened to us? How would you feel if your community was doorknocking to take away your voice?" Judd said.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/431649/systemic-racism-at-heart-of-maori-wards-debate-ex-mayor
NEW PLYMOUTH'S MĀORI WARD ADVOCATES READY TO FIGHT IF OPPOSITION FORCES REFERENDUM ON ISSUE
A Māori ward advocacy group has a plan in place if New Plymouth’s establishment of a ward is sent to referendum.
Rongomou Community Action believes an advertisement in a Stuff community newspaper published in mid November will help amass the petition numbers needed to force a binding poll on the issue in the district.
But it hasn’t disheartened the group.
“If it does go to a poll, the struggle’s not over,” Dan Lander said......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/300168202/new-plymouths-mori-ward-advocates-ready-to-fight-if-opposition-forces-referendum-on-issue
‘NO’ TO MAORI WARDS FROM WEBPOLL VOTERS
More than half of this week's webpoll respondents said no to the question, “do you think the council should introduce Maori wards?”
Separatism, divisiveness, special privileges and racism were cited by the 323 voters (56 percent) who said no out of 575 respondents.
www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20201128/no-to-maori-wards-from-webpoll-voters/
Systemic racism is at the heart of New Zealand's current council Māori wards debate, according to a leading campaigner for their establishment who spoke in Whangārei last night.
"Māori wards are but a start and look how that breaks us apart, " Andrew Judd, former New Plymouth mayor said.
"To be having a petition, what's happened to us? How would you feel if your community was doorknocking to take away your voice?" Judd said.....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr/431649/systemic-racism-at-heart-of-maori-wards-debate-ex-mayor
NEW PLYMOUTH'S MĀORI WARD ADVOCATES READY TO FIGHT IF OPPOSITION FORCES REFERENDUM ON ISSUE
A Māori ward advocacy group has a plan in place if New Plymouth’s establishment of a ward is sent to referendum.
Rongomou Community Action believes an advertisement in a Stuff community newspaper published in mid November will help amass the petition numbers needed to force a binding poll on the issue in the district.
But it hasn’t disheartened the group.
“If it does go to a poll, the struggle’s not over,” Dan Lander said......
www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/300168202/new-plymouths-mori-ward-advocates-ready-to-fight-if-opposition-forces-referendum-on-issue
‘NO’ TO MAORI WARDS FROM WEBPOLL VOTERS
More than half of this week's webpoll respondents said no to the question, “do you think the council should introduce Maori wards?”
Separatism, divisiveness, special privileges and racism were cited by the 323 voters (56 percent) who said no out of 575 respondents.
www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20201128/no-to-maori-wards-from-webpoll-voters/