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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 16, 2021 3:28:54 GMT 12
MĀORI CO-GOVERNANCE TALKS FALL VICTIM TO COVID-19The Government’s consultation with Māori on a draft United Nations Declaration Plan hit a roadblock this year and has been pushed out by months. It moves the whole timeline closer to the 2023 election and could make Māori co-governance an election issue, writes political editor Jo Moir. Feedback from Māori on how best to meet United Nations responsibilities around indigenous peoples' rights was set to go to Cabinet this month but the report has now been delayed until March...... www.newsroom.co.nz/politics/maori-co-governance-talks-another-covid-19-victim
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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 16, 2021 3:32:35 GMT 12
REGIONAL COUNCIL'S REPRESENTATION MODEL UNDER FIRE FROM MĀORIA regional council’s decision to only have one Māori seat at the table is being appealed, with one critic saying the vote was made by a group of “old, white men”. Emily Bailey’s scathing submission appealing the final representation proposal of Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) is blunt in what she considers the shortcomings related to its majority decision to keep councillor numbers at 11 for the 2022 election...... www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/127272357/regional-councils-representation-model-under-fire-from-mori
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