Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 4, 2021 3:18:25 GMT 12
'IT'S A START' - FIRST STEPS MADE TO ESTABLISHING MĀORI WARDS IN MATAMATA-PIAKO
Matamata-Piako looks set to press ahead with Māori wards for the 2022 election but an iwi forum representative says there’s plenty of work to do both before then and by whoever might eventually fill the spot.
On Tuesday, Te Manawhenua Forum mo Matamata-Piako asked the district council to forge ahead with the plan for a Māori seat on the full council.
The forum’s chairwoman, Te Ao Marama Maaka from Ngāti Hāua, said it was a clear mandate from the iwi......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124417109/its-a-start--first-steps-made-to-establishing-mori-wards-in-matamatapiako
Matamata-Piako looks set to press ahead with Māori wards for the 2022 election but an iwi forum representative says there’s plenty of work to do both before then and by whoever might eventually fill the spot.
On Tuesday, Te Manawhenua Forum mo Matamata-Piako asked the district council to forge ahead with the plan for a Māori seat on the full council.
The forum’s chairwoman, Te Ao Marama Maaka from Ngāti Hāua, said it was a clear mandate from the iwi......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/124417109/its-a-start--first-steps-made-to-establishing-mori-wards-in-matamatapiako