Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 24, 2021 6:53:47 GMT 12
REVIEW OF MĀORI ELECTORAL OPTION NEEDS WIDER FOCUS, SAYS MĀORI POLITICS EXPERT
A Government review of when Māori can switch electoral rolls is too narrow and should focus on the political significance of the Māori Electoral Option as well, a Māori politics expert says.
The Ministry of Justice is asking Māori for their views on whether to change the timing of the Māori Electoral Option.
But associate professor in Māori Studies at Victoria University Maria Bargh, whose research includes Māori representation and voting in local and general elections, says the issues are much broader than whether Māori should have a choice once every five years or once every three-year electoral cycle......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300364077/review-of-mori-electoral-option-needs-wider-focus-says-mori-politics-expert
More on the above here > Māori electoral option: Information campaign needed ahead of 2022 elections, councillor says
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/maori-electoral-option-information-campaign-needed-ahead-of-2022-elections-councillor-says/4QGBCXG6SAU2CVEEPJFX3ZFBPU/
A Government review of when Māori can switch electoral rolls is too narrow and should focus on the political significance of the Māori Electoral Option as well, a Māori politics expert says.
The Ministry of Justice is asking Māori for their views on whether to change the timing of the Māori Electoral Option.
But associate professor in Māori Studies at Victoria University Maria Bargh, whose research includes Māori representation and voting in local and general elections, says the issues are much broader than whether Māori should have a choice once every five years or once every three-year electoral cycle......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300364077/review-of-mori-electoral-option-needs-wider-focus-says-mori-politics-expert
More on the above here > Māori electoral option: Information campaign needed ahead of 2022 elections, councillor says
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/maori-electoral-option-information-campaign-needed-ahead-of-2022-elections-councillor-says/4QGBCXG6SAU2CVEEPJFX3ZFBPU/