Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 27, 2023 4:19:46 GMT 12
MĀORI SEAT CONSULTATION CLOUDED
Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina says some Auckland Council members are deliberately sowing confusion over proposed Māori seats on the governing body.
Mr Filipaina says the discussion has been widened to include discussion of the Independent Maori Statutory Board, which is unnecessary as that board was set up by legislation to address Treaty of Waitangi obligations and give Maori a voice in the super city.
“Some of those people who voted to include Independent Maori Statutory Board in the consultation, they knew this was going to happen, they knew it was going to cloud the issue and they would rather do that and get people to jump on that anti co-governance, anti-Maori horse to cloud the issue, that’s why they did it,” he says....
waateanews.com/2023/06/26/maori-seat-consultation-clouded/
PROSPECT OF MORE MĀORI REPRESENTATION WELCOMED
Ngāi Tahu's deputy chairperson hopes a review of local government will lead to more Māori representation on local councils.
The Future for Local Government Review Panel's final report, He piki tūranga, he piki kōtuku, which was released last week, has recommended changes to the Local Government Act to recognise local government as a partner to Te Tiriti o Waitangi....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/492638/prospect-of-more-maori-representation-welcomed
Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina says some Auckland Council members are deliberately sowing confusion over proposed Māori seats on the governing body.
Mr Filipaina says the discussion has been widened to include discussion of the Independent Maori Statutory Board, which is unnecessary as that board was set up by legislation to address Treaty of Waitangi obligations and give Maori a voice in the super city.
“Some of those people who voted to include Independent Maori Statutory Board in the consultation, they knew this was going to happen, they knew it was going to cloud the issue and they would rather do that and get people to jump on that anti co-governance, anti-Maori horse to cloud the issue, that’s why they did it,” he says....
waateanews.com/2023/06/26/maori-seat-consultation-clouded/
PROSPECT OF MORE MĀORI REPRESENTATION WELCOMED
Ngāi Tahu's deputy chairperson hopes a review of local government will lead to more Māori representation on local councils.
The Future for Local Government Review Panel's final report, He piki tūranga, he piki kōtuku, which was released last week, has recommended changes to the Local Government Act to recognise local government as a partner to Te Tiriti o Waitangi....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/492638/prospect-of-more-maori-representation-welcomed