Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 19, 2021 3:49:04 GMT 12
REFERENDA FOR MĀORI WARDS STILL AN OPTION FOR LOCAL COUNCILS
Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The nine councils that chose to establish Māori wards for 2022 did so with the reasonable expectation that the decision would be subject to a binding referendum. Now that the Government has disabled the petitions to initiate referenda, those decisions should be revisited.”
“Councillors don’t need to go so far as abandoning Māori wards – they can simply agree to initiate a referendum themselves, and commit to honouring its result. This compromise is more likely to achieve support across the council table than scrapping the whole proposal.”....
community.scoop.co.nz/2021/03/referenda-for-maori-wards-still-an-option-for-local-councils/
Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The nine councils that chose to establish Māori wards for 2022 did so with the reasonable expectation that the decision would be subject to a binding referendum. Now that the Government has disabled the petitions to initiate referenda, those decisions should be revisited.”
“Councillors don’t need to go so far as abandoning Māori wards – they can simply agree to initiate a referendum themselves, and commit to honouring its result. This compromise is more likely to achieve support across the council table than scrapping the whole proposal.”....
community.scoop.co.nz/2021/03/referenda-for-maori-wards-still-an-option-for-local-councils/