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MĀORI WARDS AMENDMENT BILL PASSES FINAL READING IN PARLIAMENT
The public can no longer veto a council's decision to introduce Māori wards.
The Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading at Parliament this evening.
MPs have been debating the remaining stages of the legislation under urgency since yesterday afternoon.
All stages of the legislation were rushed in order to give local bodies time to prepare ahead of the next election.
National is promising to overturn the Māori Wards bill if elected in 2023.
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins said the legislation is shoddy law making and public submissions were mostly against the changes......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/437105/maori-wards-amendment-bill-passes-final-reading-in-parliament
MĀORI WARDS LAW CHANGE: NORTHLAND COUNCILS MAY END CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
A Government move to take away the right of a poll on Māori wards could see Whangārei District Council call for submissions on the issue then cancel it a couple of days later.
Imminent changes to the Electoral Act and swift work on the part of groups seeking a poll on Māori wards have left the council in an odd position of having to advertise for submissions, then possibly two days later have to advertise that there can be no submissions.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/maori-wards-law-change-northland-councils-may-end-call-for-submissions/FJQ6OPMM7XXIDMV2W6FVZ7CT3Q/
HUGE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR BINDING REFERENDUM ON MAORI WARDS IN NORTHLAND
Democracy Northland has delivered the largest ever paper petition to three of Northland's council's proposing to introduce Maori wards.
Former regional councillor and one of the petition organisers, John Bain said, "The response has been huge. It is the largest paper petition ever presented to the councils and sends a loud and clear message to all of the local councils in Northland that the people they represent want to have a say on whether Maori wards are introduced"......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2102/S00191/huge-public-support-for-binding-referendum-on-maori-wards-in-northland.htm
The public can no longer veto a council's decision to introduce Māori wards.
The Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading at Parliament this evening.
MPs have been debating the remaining stages of the legislation under urgency since yesterday afternoon.
All stages of the legislation were rushed in order to give local bodies time to prepare ahead of the next election.
National is promising to overturn the Māori Wards bill if elected in 2023.
Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins said the legislation is shoddy law making and public submissions were mostly against the changes......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/437105/maori-wards-amendment-bill-passes-final-reading-in-parliament
MĀORI WARDS LAW CHANGE: NORTHLAND COUNCILS MAY END CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
A Government move to take away the right of a poll on Māori wards could see Whangārei District Council call for submissions on the issue then cancel it a couple of days later.
Imminent changes to the Electoral Act and swift work on the part of groups seeking a poll on Māori wards have left the council in an odd position of having to advertise for submissions, then possibly two days later have to advertise that there can be no submissions.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/maori-wards-law-change-northland-councils-may-end-call-for-submissions/FJQ6OPMM7XXIDMV2W6FVZ7CT3Q/
HUGE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR BINDING REFERENDUM ON MAORI WARDS IN NORTHLAND
Democracy Northland has delivered the largest ever paper petition to three of Northland's council's proposing to introduce Maori wards.
Former regional councillor and one of the petition organisers, John Bain said, "The response has been huge. It is the largest paper petition ever presented to the councils and sends a loud and clear message to all of the local councils in Northland that the people they represent want to have a say on whether Maori wards are introduced"......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2102/S00191/huge-public-support-for-binding-referendum-on-maori-wards-in-northland.htm