Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 12, 2021 2:04:38 GMT 12
OPPORTUNITY FOR JOINT DECISION-MAKING AND PARTNERSHIP. - GISBORNE
Gisborne's representations review was dominated by debate over rural residents when it should had been about what was best for Māori.
That was the view of Te Kahui Patu Kaikiri anti-racism committee representative Tina Ngata when she presented her submissions to Gisborne District Council's extraordinary meeting last week.
Councillors decided by just seven votes to six that the model of a district-wide general ward with eight councillors and a district-wide Māori ward with five councillors go forward for adoption at the council meeting of November 4.......
www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20211011/a-voice-for-maori/
SURVEY PUTS OPPOSITION TO MĀORI WARD SEATS ON NAPIER COUNCIL AT JUST OVER HALF
Just over half of respondents to a survey in Napier do not want Māori seats on the local council.
Napier City Council voted in April against urgent consultation that could have established Māori wards in time for the 2022 council elections. Instead, councillors voted to consult the community on whether they wanted Māori wards in time for the 2025 council elections.
The decision was at odds with those made by neighbours Hastings District Council and the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, which both decided to create Māori wards in 2022, and prompted a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal.......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/126639374/survey-puts-opposition-to-mori-ward-seats-on-napier-council-at-just-over-half
‘CULTURAL COMPETENCY GAPS’: MAHUTA RESPONDS TO IWI CO-GOVERNANCE CONCERNS
Local Government Minister Nanaia Nahuta says some areas of the country are underdeveloped when it comes to recognising ongoing alliance with iwi Maori.
Mahuta said some councils were more inexperienced than others when it came to ongoing affiliation with iwi.
"Some councils are on a very mature pathway in terms of the longevity of the relationship they've got (with iwi) and some are just starting out.
"If we can find ways with central and local government to partner with iwi Maori, that has multiple benefits for a community and region."
www.odt.co.nz/news/national/%E2%80%98cultural-competency-gaps%E2%80%99-mahuta-responds-iwi-co-governance-concerns
Gisborne's representations review was dominated by debate over rural residents when it should had been about what was best for Māori.
That was the view of Te Kahui Patu Kaikiri anti-racism committee representative Tina Ngata when she presented her submissions to Gisborne District Council's extraordinary meeting last week.
Councillors decided by just seven votes to six that the model of a district-wide general ward with eight councillors and a district-wide Māori ward with five councillors go forward for adoption at the council meeting of November 4.......
www.gisborneherald.co.nz/local-news/20211011/a-voice-for-maori/
SURVEY PUTS OPPOSITION TO MĀORI WARD SEATS ON NAPIER COUNCIL AT JUST OVER HALF
Just over half of respondents to a survey in Napier do not want Māori seats on the local council.
Napier City Council voted in April against urgent consultation that could have established Māori wards in time for the 2022 council elections. Instead, councillors voted to consult the community on whether they wanted Māori wards in time for the 2025 council elections.
The decision was at odds with those made by neighbours Hastings District Council and the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, which both decided to create Māori wards in 2022, and prompted a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal.......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/126639374/survey-puts-opposition-to-mori-ward-seats-on-napier-council-at-just-over-half
‘CULTURAL COMPETENCY GAPS’: MAHUTA RESPONDS TO IWI CO-GOVERNANCE CONCERNS
Local Government Minister Nanaia Nahuta says some areas of the country are underdeveloped when it comes to recognising ongoing alliance with iwi Maori.
Mahuta said some councils were more inexperienced than others when it came to ongoing affiliation with iwi.
"Some councils are on a very mature pathway in terms of the longevity of the relationship they've got (with iwi) and some are just starting out.
"If we can find ways with central and local government to partner with iwi Maori, that has multiple benefits for a community and region."
www.odt.co.nz/news/national/%E2%80%98cultural-competency-gaps%E2%80%99-mahuta-responds-iwi-co-governance-concerns