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MĀORI WARD REMAINS ON AGENDA IN KAIKŌURA
Kaikōura District Council chief executive Will Doughty says the council will consider a Māori ward as part of its representation review during the 2023/24 financial year.
Discussion on a Māori ward is not new to Kaikōura.The council voted in 2018 to establish a Māori ward for the 2019 and 2022 local government elections.
But it faced a backlash after lobby group Hobson’s Pledge distributed pamphlets, which led to a referendum where the proposal was defeated......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300747865/mori-ward-remains-on-agenda-in-kaikura
REGIONAL COUNCIL CREATES A TREATY OF WAITANGI COMMITTEE
The Greater Wellington Regional Council introduced a new Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti as part of its committee structure and chair announcements at a Council meeting today.
Councillor Daran Ponter, Chair of the council, said Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti will help build genuine and enduring relationships focused on results for the region and mana whenua.
“In the last triennium we signed new partnership agreements with our iwi partners, that was the first step on the Poutama. Putting this Komiti in place is about taking the next step and ensuring we get good outcomes for mana whenua as we prepare the region for the legislative, climate and economic change on our doorstep.....
wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=149029
Kaikōura District Council chief executive Will Doughty says the council will consider a Māori ward as part of its representation review during the 2023/24 financial year.
Discussion on a Māori ward is not new to Kaikōura.The council voted in 2018 to establish a Māori ward for the 2019 and 2022 local government elections.
But it faced a backlash after lobby group Hobson’s Pledge distributed pamphlets, which led to a referendum where the proposal was defeated......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/300747865/mori-ward-remains-on-agenda-in-kaikura
REGIONAL COUNCIL CREATES A TREATY OF WAITANGI COMMITTEE
The Greater Wellington Regional Council introduced a new Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti as part of its committee structure and chair announcements at a Council meeting today.
Councillor Daran Ponter, Chair of the council, said Te Tiriti o Waitangi Komiti will help build genuine and enduring relationships focused on results for the region and mana whenua.
“In the last triennium we signed new partnership agreements with our iwi partners, that was the first step on the Poutama. Putting this Komiti in place is about taking the next step and ensuring we get good outcomes for mana whenua as we prepare the region for the legislative, climate and economic change on our doorstep.....
wellington.scoop.co.nz/?p=149029