Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 14, 2016 17:32:10 GMT 12
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Wairoa is faced with yet another interesting local election, with the mayor and his six councillors all seeking re-election, amid a vote on whether the council should have a Maori electoral ward.
Although Wairoa has resisted the temptation to separate urban and rural candidates and voters, it has however grappled with an issue of Maori representation, leading to a decision in May to hold a poll at election time on whether the council should have a Maori electoral ward.
But there was further division over whether the poll should be held in conjunction with the election or as a separate vote at another time....
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11693491
Wairoa is faced with yet another interesting local election, with the mayor and his six councillors all seeking re-election, amid a vote on whether the council should have a Maori electoral ward.
Although Wairoa has resisted the temptation to separate urban and rural candidates and voters, it has however grappled with an issue of Maori representation, leading to a decision in May to hold a poll at election time on whether the council should have a Maori electoral ward.
But there was further division over whether the poll should be held in conjunction with the election or as a separate vote at another time....
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=11693491