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HORIZONS DEFENDS MĀORI WARDS AND CONSTITUENCIES
If local councils are forced to hold referenda that could lead to the abolition of Māori wards and constituencies, there will be harm, says Horizons Regional Council chairperson Rachel Keedwell.
The council on Tuesday endorsed a draft submission opposing the Government’s proposed changes to electoral legislation, just a day before submissions were to close.
Keedwell has already signed a letter from 54 mayors and regional chairpeople around New Zealand condemning the proposed changes as an overreach on local decision-making.....
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350292302/horizons-defends-maori-wards-and-constituencies
WAIROA IN FOCUS: FIRST COUNCIL IN NZ TO INTRODUCE MĀORI WARD READIES FOR REPRESENTATION REVIEW
The Wairoa District Council, which was the first council in Hawke’s Bay to include a Māori ward, has begun its obligatory representation review which will decide how the currently six-member council will look at the next two local elections.
Napier and Central Hawke’s Bay have decided on incorporation of Māori wards at the next elections and are currently going through of how they will appear in their representation, but a bill now before Parliament could bring back referenda if required.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/wairoa-in-focus-first-council-in-nz-to-introduce-maori-ward-readies-for-representation-review/HKS7J3KKENCJBKLHF7RXAFGFCU/
ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOUTHLAND RŪNANGA AND COUNCIL
Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku and Environment Southland’s relationship has stayed strong over the past four years, the auditor-general says.
The auditor-general’s office released a report on Tuesday reflecting on regional councils’ relationships with iwi and hapū for freshwater management since 2019, with largely positive findings for Aotearoa’s southernmost regional council.
Environment Southland’s chairperson Nicol Horrell said it was great to have the council’s progress recognised in the auditor-general’s report.
“Our relationship with iwi Māori makes a positive difference to achieving the community’s outcomes in Murihiku Southland.....
www.stuff.co.nz/te-ao-maori/350285904/enduring-relationships-between-southland-runanga-and-council
If local councils are forced to hold referenda that could lead to the abolition of Māori wards and constituencies, there will be harm, says Horizons Regional Council chairperson Rachel Keedwell.
The council on Tuesday endorsed a draft submission opposing the Government’s proposed changes to electoral legislation, just a day before submissions were to close.
Keedwell has already signed a letter from 54 mayors and regional chairpeople around New Zealand condemning the proposed changes as an overreach on local decision-making.....
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350292302/horizons-defends-maori-wards-and-constituencies
WAIROA IN FOCUS: FIRST COUNCIL IN NZ TO INTRODUCE MĀORI WARD READIES FOR REPRESENTATION REVIEW
The Wairoa District Council, which was the first council in Hawke’s Bay to include a Māori ward, has begun its obligatory representation review which will decide how the currently six-member council will look at the next two local elections.
Napier and Central Hawke’s Bay have decided on incorporation of Māori wards at the next elections and are currently going through of how they will appear in their representation, but a bill now before Parliament could bring back referenda if required.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/wairoa-in-focus-first-council-in-nz-to-introduce-maori-ward-readies-for-representation-review/HKS7J3KKENCJBKLHF7RXAFGFCU/
ENDURING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOUTHLAND RŪNANGA AND COUNCIL
Ngāi Tahu ki Murihiku and Environment Southland’s relationship has stayed strong over the past four years, the auditor-general says.
The auditor-general’s office released a report on Tuesday reflecting on regional councils’ relationships with iwi and hapū for freshwater management since 2019, with largely positive findings for Aotearoa’s southernmost regional council.
Environment Southland’s chairperson Nicol Horrell said it was great to have the council’s progress recognised in the auditor-general’s report.
“Our relationship with iwi Māori makes a positive difference to achieving the community’s outcomes in Murihiku Southland.....
www.stuff.co.nz/te-ao-maori/350285904/enduring-relationships-between-southland-runanga-and-council