Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 2, 2024 4:14:05 GMT 12
NAPIER COUNCIL LEADS WAY IN NEW MĀORI WARDS REVIEW
The Napier City Council took less than 10 minutes on Thursday to decide on a new Māori wards consultation forced by law changes which were passed in Parliament on Tuesday.
It follows the passing of the Local Government (Māori Wards) Amendment Bill which requires councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents to stage a poll, or cancel the ones they had set up.
The Napier council has to decide by September 6 whether to reaffirm or revoke the decision it made in 2021 to introduce at least one Māori Ward at the triennial elections in 2025.
It will step up public consultation with submissions to close at 5pm on August 22, to provide an opportunity for the community to identify their preference and provide feedback.....
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/napier-council-leads-way-in-new-m%C4%81ori-wards-review/ar-BB1qZl8a
‘DISRESPECTFUL AND OFFENSIVE’: HEATED EXCHANGE ON WARDS AT COUNCIL MEETING
A South Wairarapa farmer's public forum presentation was cut short at a council meeting after he said the council’s Māori Ward was “racist”.
Councillor Rebecca Gray, who was chairing the meeting on Wednesday, said categorising a Māori ward as racist was “disrespectful and offensive” and that this would not be tolerated under meeting rules.
“That's the end of your time now,” she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350363619/disrespectful-and-offensive-heated-exchange-wards-council-meeting
The Napier City Council took less than 10 minutes on Thursday to decide on a new Māori wards consultation forced by law changes which were passed in Parliament on Tuesday.
It follows the passing of the Local Government (Māori Wards) Amendment Bill which requires councils that brought in Māori wards without polling residents to stage a poll, or cancel the ones they had set up.
The Napier council has to decide by September 6 whether to reaffirm or revoke the decision it made in 2021 to introduce at least one Māori Ward at the triennial elections in 2025.
It will step up public consultation with submissions to close at 5pm on August 22, to provide an opportunity for the community to identify their preference and provide feedback.....
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/napier-council-leads-way-in-new-m%C4%81ori-wards-review/ar-BB1qZl8a
‘DISRESPECTFUL AND OFFENSIVE’: HEATED EXCHANGE ON WARDS AT COUNCIL MEETING
A South Wairarapa farmer's public forum presentation was cut short at a council meeting after he said the council’s Māori Ward was “racist”.
Councillor Rebecca Gray, who was chairing the meeting on Wednesday, said categorising a Māori ward as racist was “disrespectful and offensive” and that this would not be tolerated under meeting rules.
“That's the end of your time now,” she said.....
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350363619/disrespectful-and-offensive-heated-exchange-wards-council-meeting