Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 5, 2023 3:59:31 GMT 12
REVISED MAANGAI MAAORI MODEL AT HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL
The ‘voice of Maaori’ will continue to be heard in Hamilton City Council’s chambers, following a review of the pioneering Maangai Maaori positions.
At today’s Council meeting, Elected Members approved Maangai Maaori appointments with speaking and voting rights on Council’s Community and Natural Environment, Infrastructure and Transport, and Strategic Growth and District Plan committees.
In 2018, Council introduced the Maangai Maaori model (meaning ‘voice of Maaori’) to represent iwi and maataa waka (Maaori living in Hamilton who affiliate to iwi outside of Waikato-Tainui’s rohe) on Council committees.....
www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/416221
CO-GOVERNANCE IS NOT 'ANTI-DEMOCRATIC', SAYS NGĀI TAHU LEADER
Mark Solomon, who served as Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu kaiwhakahaere (chairperson) from 1998 to 2016, says co-governance is not a new concept.
Politicians who claimed it was ‘‘anti-democratic’’ did not understand Ngāi Tahu’s processes, he said.
While Māori had talked about co-governance for decades, based on their customary rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Solomon said he was unsure what was driving the recent calls for co-governance.
‘‘It seems to have come out of the (2019) He Puapua report, which was a document put together by a committee formed by the government.
‘‘But we need to have a voice, especially around the natural environment because we never surrendered that right, and we never will.’’
He said the concept of Te Mana o te Wai (the authority of the water) guided Māori stewardship.
‘‘The first right belongs to the river or the sea, and then to people, plants and animals after that.’’....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300869564/cogovernance-is-not-antidemocratic-says-ngi-tahu-leader
The ‘voice of Maaori’ will continue to be heard in Hamilton City Council’s chambers, following a review of the pioneering Maangai Maaori positions.
At today’s Council meeting, Elected Members approved Maangai Maaori appointments with speaking and voting rights on Council’s Community and Natural Environment, Infrastructure and Transport, and Strategic Growth and District Plan committees.
In 2018, Council introduced the Maangai Maaori model (meaning ‘voice of Maaori’) to represent iwi and maataa waka (Maaori living in Hamilton who affiliate to iwi outside of Waikato-Tainui’s rohe) on Council committees.....
www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/416221
CO-GOVERNANCE IS NOT 'ANTI-DEMOCRATIC', SAYS NGĀI TAHU LEADER
Mark Solomon, who served as Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu kaiwhakahaere (chairperson) from 1998 to 2016, says co-governance is not a new concept.
Politicians who claimed it was ‘‘anti-democratic’’ did not understand Ngāi Tahu’s processes, he said.
While Māori had talked about co-governance for decades, based on their customary rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Solomon said he was unsure what was driving the recent calls for co-governance.
‘‘It seems to have come out of the (2019) He Puapua report, which was a document put together by a committee formed by the government.
‘‘But we need to have a voice, especially around the natural environment because we never surrendered that right, and we never will.’’
He said the concept of Te Mana o te Wai (the authority of the water) guided Māori stewardship.
‘‘The first right belongs to the river or the sea, and then to people, plants and animals after that.’’....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300869564/cogovernance-is-not-antidemocratic-says-ngi-tahu-leader