Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 9, 2022 1:26:28 GMT 12
RIVER RULES REVAMP NEEDS MĀORI INPUT SAYS COUNCIL
Māori are being urged to have their say in a rare chance to influence how rivers are looked after in Taranaki.
Taranaki Regional Council has to develop a new plan to manage freshwater, which will eventually be part of a regional Natural Resources Plan.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300760317/river-rules-revamp-needs-mori-input-says-council
EDITORIAL: WHERE'S THE MĀORI CAUCUS?
It’s obvious to anyone with an atom of knowledge of the primary sector that the Government response would disproportionally affect Māori farming. However, the politicians and officials, who it seems seldom get beyond the outer suburbs of Wellington, didn’t see this coming.
In her hard hitting submission, Severne starts off by saying she has “grave concerns about the Government emissions pricing policy and it will disproportionately disadvantage Māori”. She rightly expresses her concern about “the impact on rural communities where Māori are often over represented”. She is bang on and this has already been echoed by Federated Farmers and the Wairoa District Council.....
www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rural-news/rural-opinion/editorial-where-s-the-maori-caucus
Māori are being urged to have their say in a rare chance to influence how rivers are looked after in Taranaki.
Taranaki Regional Council has to develop a new plan to manage freshwater, which will eventually be part of a regional Natural Resources Plan.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300760317/river-rules-revamp-needs-mori-input-says-council
EDITORIAL: WHERE'S THE MĀORI CAUCUS?
It’s obvious to anyone with an atom of knowledge of the primary sector that the Government response would disproportionally affect Māori farming. However, the politicians and officials, who it seems seldom get beyond the outer suburbs of Wellington, didn’t see this coming.
In her hard hitting submission, Severne starts off by saying she has “grave concerns about the Government emissions pricing policy and it will disproportionately disadvantage Māori”. She rightly expresses her concern about “the impact on rural communities where Māori are often over represented”. She is bang on and this has already been echoed by Federated Farmers and the Wairoa District Council.....
www.ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rural-news/rural-opinion/editorial-where-s-the-maori-caucus