Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 31, 2023 3:22:23 GMT 12
FORMER MP TAU HENARE VOWS RETRIBUTION AGAINST AUCKLAND COUNCILLORS WHO VOTED ‘NO’ TO MĀORI SEATS
Former MP Tau Henare has vowed retribution against councillors who voted against Māori seats on Auckland Council last Thursday.
Following the vote, the deputy chair of the Independent Māori Statutory Board (IMSB) tweeted he would vote no and oppose everything put forward by the 11 councillors who voted against Māori seats at the 2025 local body elections......
Former Auckland mayoral candidate John Tamihere has described Mayor Wayne Brown as gutless for abstaining from the vote on Māori wards.
The Waipareira head says while the urban Māori groups backed on the proposal, only two of the 19 mana whenua iwi made submissions, pointing to a lack of leadership that may have affected the outcome.....
WHICH WAIKATO COUNCILS HAVE ESTABLISHED MĀORI WARDS?
The number of councils with Māori wards is growing across the Waikato region as Hauraki District Council has joined eight other local authorities in establishing the seats.
See which Waikato councils have established Māori wards....