Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 13, 2020 2:32:43 GMT 12
GROUP STARTS PETITION FOR POLL ON MĀORI WARD DECISION IN TAUPŌ
The recent decision by the Taupō District Council to include Māori wards in 2022 is being challenged by a local residents group.
The Taupō Residents Group (TRG) is promoting a petition by Taupō man Mike Butler. It would need 1241 legitimate signatures (5 per cent of the electorate) by February 21 to trigger a district wide referendum on the issue.
While the material the TRG is helping circulate does not claim it wants to countermand the decision, it states: “Without consultation our councillors have voted to change how we, the residents of Taupō, are represented at the Council table. This impinges on democracy.”......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/123675370/group-starts-petition-for-poll-on-mori-ward-decision-in-taup
The recent decision by the Taupō District Council to include Māori wards in 2022 is being challenged by a local residents group.
The Taupō Residents Group (TRG) is promoting a petition by Taupō man Mike Butler. It would need 1241 legitimate signatures (5 per cent of the electorate) by February 21 to trigger a district wide referendum on the issue.
While the material the TRG is helping circulate does not claim it wants to countermand the decision, it states: “Without consultation our councillors have voted to change how we, the residents of Taupō, are represented at the Council table. This impinges on democracy.”......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/123675370/group-starts-petition-for-poll-on-mori-ward-decision-in-taup