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KAIPARA DISTRICT COUNCIL VOTES TO DISESTABLISH MĀORI WARD
Kaipara District Council has voted to disestablish its Māori ward, becoming the first council to do so under new rules, in a tense council meeting.
Councillors voted 6 to 3 in favour of disestablishing the Te Moananui o Kaipara Māori ward with one abstention.
An extraordinary council meeting deciding the fate of the council's Māori ward was attended by councillors, members of the public and at least 150 demonstrators at the council's Mangawhai office....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/524386/kaipara-district-council-votes-to-disestablish-maori-ward
KAIPARA MĀORI WARDS: TE RŪNANGA O NGĀTI WHĀTUA SERVES INJUNCTION TO STOP COUNCIL VOTE
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua have served the Kaipara District Council with an injunction in an attempt to stop the planned vote on the future of Māori wards.
Kaipara District Council is holding an extraordinary meeting to decide the fate of its Māori ward.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua representative Deborah Nathan told people gathered outside the council building in in Mangawhai that Rūnanga legal representatives had served the council with an injunction on Wednesday morning.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/524386/kaipara-maori-wards-te-runanga-o-ngati-whatua-serves-injunction-to-stop-council-vote
KAIPARA’S MĀORI WARD VOTE A MILESTONE FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Kaipara-based ACT MP Mark Cameron is welcoming Kaipara District Council’s vote to disestablish its Māori ward.
“ACT campaigned on repealing Māori wards, and in our coalition agreement with National we secured a commitment empowering local communities to do just that. Now we’re seeing the delivery.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2408/S00043/kaiparas-maori-ward-vote-a-milestone-for-local-democracy.htm
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY BACKS TE PŪAO MĀORI WARD AMID PUBLIC SUPPORT - PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL
Today, in a meeting that saw a full public gallery, the Palmerston North City Council resolved to retain Te Pūao Māori Ward, which sees two of our 16 members elected by those on the Māori Electoral Roll. It also resolved to seek further information about the implications of refusing to hold a referendum alongside the 2025 local elections.
Mayor Grant Smith highlighted Palmerston North's exemplary relationship with Māori and mana whenua Rangitāne, stating:
"Palmerston North has nothing to fear and carries on a fine tradition of Council working together with Māori for over 150 years. Our Māori Ward system works for us and our Te Pūao Māori Ward Deputy Mayor Debi Marshall-Lobb and Councillor Roly Fitzgerald have enriched our Council and community through their advice and service. Our relationship with Rangitāne is exemplary in the country. We're one of three out of 78 councils that have tangata whenua on our council crest, and one of the few cities to have a statue of an indigenous leader – Te Peeti Te Awe Awe, which was erected in 1907 in our city centre. We have a great partnership with Rangitāne o Manawatū, and we're so proud of this."....
www.pncc.govt.nz/News-Events/News/Council-unanimously-backs-Te-P%C5%ABao-M%C4%81ori-Ward-amid-overwhelming-public-support
Kaipara District Council has voted to disestablish its Māori ward, becoming the first council to do so under new rules, in a tense council meeting.
Councillors voted 6 to 3 in favour of disestablishing the Te Moananui o Kaipara Māori ward with one abstention.
An extraordinary council meeting deciding the fate of the council's Māori ward was attended by councillors, members of the public and at least 150 demonstrators at the council's Mangawhai office....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/524386/kaipara-district-council-votes-to-disestablish-maori-ward
KAIPARA MĀORI WARDS: TE RŪNANGA O NGĀTI WHĀTUA SERVES INJUNCTION TO STOP COUNCIL VOTE
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua have served the Kaipara District Council with an injunction in an attempt to stop the planned vote on the future of Māori wards.
Kaipara District Council is holding an extraordinary meeting to decide the fate of its Māori ward.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua representative Deborah Nathan told people gathered outside the council building in in Mangawhai that Rūnanga legal representatives had served the council with an injunction on Wednesday morning.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/524386/kaipara-maori-wards-te-runanga-o-ngati-whatua-serves-injunction-to-stop-council-vote
KAIPARA’S MĀORI WARD VOTE A MILESTONE FOR LOCAL DEMOCRACY
Kaipara-based ACT MP Mark Cameron is welcoming Kaipara District Council’s vote to disestablish its Māori ward.
“ACT campaigned on repealing Māori wards, and in our coalition agreement with National we secured a commitment empowering local communities to do just that. Now we’re seeing the delivery.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2408/S00043/kaiparas-maori-ward-vote-a-milestone-for-local-democracy.htm
COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY BACKS TE PŪAO MĀORI WARD AMID PUBLIC SUPPORT - PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL
Today, in a meeting that saw a full public gallery, the Palmerston North City Council resolved to retain Te Pūao Māori Ward, which sees two of our 16 members elected by those on the Māori Electoral Roll. It also resolved to seek further information about the implications of refusing to hold a referendum alongside the 2025 local elections.
Mayor Grant Smith highlighted Palmerston North's exemplary relationship with Māori and mana whenua Rangitāne, stating:
"Palmerston North has nothing to fear and carries on a fine tradition of Council working together with Māori for over 150 years. Our Māori Ward system works for us and our Te Pūao Māori Ward Deputy Mayor Debi Marshall-Lobb and Councillor Roly Fitzgerald have enriched our Council and community through their advice and service. Our relationship with Rangitāne is exemplary in the country. We're one of three out of 78 councils that have tangata whenua on our council crest, and one of the few cities to have a statue of an indigenous leader – Te Peeti Te Awe Awe, which was erected in 1907 in our city centre. We have a great partnership with Rangitāne o Manawatū, and we're so proud of this."....
www.pncc.govt.nz/News-Events/News/Council-unanimously-backs-Te-P%C5%ABao-M%C4%81ori-Ward-amid-overwhelming-public-support