Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 7, 2020 3:29:58 GMT 12
TARANAKI IWI REPRESENTATIVES GAIN VOTING RIGHTS ON CIVIL DEFENCE DECISIONS
Three Taranaki iwi representatives will be invited for the first time to participate in regional civil defence management meetings from 2021 onwards.
The decision, after a long debate at the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) civil defence emergency management (CDEM) joint committee meeting on Thursday, was heralded as a “forward thinking” move, which would be looked on with interest by the rest of New Zealand.
The three iwi representatives will have voting rights at CDEM co-ordinating executive group meetings, but not at CDEM joint committee meetings, which would require a law change by central government.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300174208/taranaki-iwi-representatives-gain-voting-rights-on-civil-defence-decisions
Three Taranaki iwi representatives will be invited for the first time to participate in regional civil defence management meetings from 2021 onwards.
The decision, after a long debate at the Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) civil defence emergency management (CDEM) joint committee meeting on Thursday, was heralded as a “forward thinking” move, which would be looked on with interest by the rest of New Zealand.
The three iwi representatives will have voting rights at CDEM co-ordinating executive group meetings, but not at CDEM joint committee meetings, which would require a law change by central government.......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/300174208/taranaki-iwi-representatives-gain-voting-rights-on-civil-defence-decisions