Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 29, 2023 4:36:11 GMT 12
NATIONAL EYES REPEAL OF MĀORI WARDS
The National Party, with support from ACT, is seriously contemplating the repeal of Māori wards, a move that could decrease Māori representation in local government decision-making.
Established in 2001, Māori wards were introduced to guarantee Māori a voice in local government decision-making processes.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/08/28/national-eyes-repeal-of-maori-wards/
MĀORI VOTE TINKERING IGNORES TREATY DEAL
Māori Party president John Tamihere says repealing the law allowing local bodies to create Māori wards takes away Māori rights guaranteed by the Treaty of Waitiangi.
National’s leader Chris Luxon and ACT’s David Seymour have come out against the provisions that allow voters on the Maori electoral roll to elect councillors to represent their interests.
“Government did not get their rights through discovery. They did not get their rights from conquest. They got their rights through consent. Our ancestors signed a deal saying yes pakeha, you can come and live here, and yes you can share, but we must be equal, and you must protect our rights to our own rangatiratanga. He’s rewriting the law by taking things away from their obligations to the treaty,” Mr Tamihere says....
waateanews.com/2023/08/28/maori-vote-tinkering-ignores-treaty-deal/
The National Party, with support from ACT, is seriously contemplating the repeal of Māori wards, a move that could decrease Māori representation in local government decision-making.
Established in 2001, Māori wards were introduced to guarantee Māori a voice in local government decision-making processes.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2023/08/28/national-eyes-repeal-of-maori-wards/
MĀORI VOTE TINKERING IGNORES TREATY DEAL
Māori Party president John Tamihere says repealing the law allowing local bodies to create Māori wards takes away Māori rights guaranteed by the Treaty of Waitiangi.
National’s leader Chris Luxon and ACT’s David Seymour have come out against the provisions that allow voters on the Maori electoral roll to elect councillors to represent their interests.
“Government did not get their rights through discovery. They did not get their rights from conquest. They got their rights through consent. Our ancestors signed a deal saying yes pakeha, you can come and live here, and yes you can share, but we must be equal, and you must protect our rights to our own rangatiratanga. He’s rewriting the law by taking things away from their obligations to the treaty,” Mr Tamihere says....
waateanews.com/2023/08/28/maori-vote-tinkering-ignores-treaty-deal/