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MĀORI HAWKE’S BAY REGIONAL COUNCILLOR SPEAKS OUT: “I COULD NOT JUST FALL IN LINE”
A Māori Hawke’s Bay Regional councillor has spoken out about the backlash directed at her after she voted against approving the establishment of Māori constituencies.
Speaking exclusively to Hawke’s Bay App, Hinewai Ormsby says she stands by her decision to let the community decide and put it to a referendum at the next election in what she has labelled a “rushed” process.......
cdn.hbapp.co.nz/news/maori-hawkes-bay-regional-councillor-speaks-out-i-could-not-just-fall-in-line
MINISTERS NEED TO EXPLAIN SURPRISE NEW PRIORITIES
“Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta stated of that one her top priorities is abolishing the ability of ratepayers to initiate a public referendum if a Maori ward is going to be established in their area. This policy is not referred to in Labour's manifesto. Ironically, the manifesto does commit to having ‘major decisions about local democracy involve full participation of the local population from the outset.’ The Minister seems intent on shutting out full participation on certain major decisions about local democracy. She has no mandate for this.”.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2011/S00223/ministers-need-to-explain-surprise-new-priorities.htm
CALL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINSTER TO EXPAND LOCAL DEMOCRACY, NOT ERODE IT
The Local Electoral Act 2001 provides two cases where electors may requisition a binding poll if more than 5% of electors petition a council to do so. Both are designed to protect the community at large from unwelcome changes to the voting system.
Section 29 allows petition rights where a council changes the way representatives are elected using the FPP or STV voting systems.
And section 19ZB provides petition rights when councils create Maori wards and introduce the Maori electoral roll, again, changing the way that representatives are elected.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2011/S00633/call-for-local-government-minster-to-expand-local-democracy-not-erode-it.htm
TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL SUPPORTS REMOVING WARD LAW ANOMALY
Taranaki Regional Council has joined forces with other bodies supporting Local Government New Zealand's call to change the law around overturning Māori wards.
At a meeting in August, TRC decided to delay the decision on introducing a Māori ward for at least three years to allow more time to consult with iwi......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123550484/taranaki-regional-council-supports-removing-ward-law-anomaly
MĀORI RELATIONSHIP MANAGER NEEDED AT DISTRICT COUNCIL, SAYS IWI LEADER
A senior Māori relationship manager at the district council would provide a helpful voice, a Taranaki kāumatua says.
New Plymouth District Council approved a Māori ward in August and last week Gisborne became the latest local government body to follow suit, but Peter Moeahu wants to take the representation further.
“Council decisions are formulated at executive management level. Council does not have a Māori executive manager to contribute to these decisions,” he submitted to last week's Te Huinga Taumatua Committee.
Māori are Treaty partners with the Crown, and contribute $1.5 billion to the local economy, he said.
Moeahu would also like to see more Māori staff on council and an internship programme for young talent.......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123483772/mori-relationship-manager-needed-at-district-council-says-iwi-leader
A Māori Hawke’s Bay Regional councillor has spoken out about the backlash directed at her after she voted against approving the establishment of Māori constituencies.
Speaking exclusively to Hawke’s Bay App, Hinewai Ormsby says she stands by her decision to let the community decide and put it to a referendum at the next election in what she has labelled a “rushed” process.......
cdn.hbapp.co.nz/news/maori-hawkes-bay-regional-councillor-speaks-out-i-could-not-just-fall-in-line
MINISTERS NEED TO EXPLAIN SURPRISE NEW PRIORITIES
“Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta stated of that one her top priorities is abolishing the ability of ratepayers to initiate a public referendum if a Maori ward is going to be established in their area. This policy is not referred to in Labour's manifesto. Ironically, the manifesto does commit to having ‘major decisions about local democracy involve full participation of the local population from the outset.’ The Minister seems intent on shutting out full participation on certain major decisions about local democracy. She has no mandate for this.”.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2011/S00223/ministers-need-to-explain-surprise-new-priorities.htm
CALL FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINSTER TO EXPAND LOCAL DEMOCRACY, NOT ERODE IT
The Local Electoral Act 2001 provides two cases where electors may requisition a binding poll if more than 5% of electors petition a council to do so. Both are designed to protect the community at large from unwelcome changes to the voting system.
Section 29 allows petition rights where a council changes the way representatives are elected using the FPP or STV voting systems.
And section 19ZB provides petition rights when councils create Maori wards and introduce the Maori electoral roll, again, changing the way that representatives are elected.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2011/S00633/call-for-local-government-minster-to-expand-local-democracy-not-erode-it.htm
TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL SUPPORTS REMOVING WARD LAW ANOMALY
Taranaki Regional Council has joined forces with other bodies supporting Local Government New Zealand's call to change the law around overturning Māori wards.
At a meeting in August, TRC decided to delay the decision on introducing a Māori ward for at least three years to allow more time to consult with iwi......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123550484/taranaki-regional-council-supports-removing-ward-law-anomaly
MĀORI RELATIONSHIP MANAGER NEEDED AT DISTRICT COUNCIL, SAYS IWI LEADER
A senior Māori relationship manager at the district council would provide a helpful voice, a Taranaki kāumatua says.
New Plymouth District Council approved a Māori ward in August and last week Gisborne became the latest local government body to follow suit, but Peter Moeahu wants to take the representation further.
“Council decisions are formulated at executive management level. Council does not have a Māori executive manager to contribute to these decisions,” he submitted to last week's Te Huinga Taumatua Committee.
Māori are Treaty partners with the Crown, and contribute $1.5 billion to the local economy, he said.
Moeahu would also like to see more Māori staff on council and an internship programme for young talent.......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/123483772/mori-relationship-manager-needed-at-district-council-says-iwi-leader