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MĀORI WARDS RETAINED IN TAIRĀWHITI
Under the roof of Te Pāhou Marae in Manutuke this morning, Gisborne District Council passed a majority vote to retain Māori Wards in Tairāwhiti.
Mayor Rehette Stoltz said, “our Māori Ward councillors bring a richness and different perspectives to the decisions made around the Council table.
“I see Māori Wards as a positive, it’s a plus plus and I am proud of how we’ve all come together.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2408/S00203/maori-wards-retained-in-tairawhiti.htm
MĀORI WARDS: ACT BLASTS PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL MOVE TO KEEP MĀORI SEATS WITHOUT REFERENDUM
The Palmerston North City Council has voted to keep the Te Pūao Māori Ward but seeks to retain the ward’s two seats without the required referendum.
The Act Party has criticised the council-supported amendment to find out more information on the implications of avoiding a referendum, labelling it as a “race-based” decision.
If councils vote to retain them, they must hold a binding referendum alongside the next local elections at their own cost.
Act local government spokesman Cameron Luxton said: “The council is playing with fire here. Coming from Tauranga I’ve experienced firsthand one option available to the minister – having the council replaced with commissioners.
“For Act’s part, we believe voters are capable of making decisions together as a community, not as two separate groups divided by race because the basic problems councils exist to solve are not race-based.”......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/maori-wards-act-blasts-palmerston-north-city-council-move-to-keep-maori-seats-without-referendum/HIPMSPOBORAV7BLRXEDMUT47YY/
COULD COUNCILS SIMPLY REFUSE TO DISESTABLISH MĀORI WARDS?
A new law means dozens of local councils have a month to decide if they will disestablish their Māori wards or keep them and hold a poll on their future – and the issue has already been subject to varied responses.
Luxton said the legislation passed by the Government was very clear in its requirement for councils like Palmerston North to repeal Māori wards or put them to a referendum.
“Coming from Tauranga I’ve experienced firsthand one option available to the Minister – having the council replaced with commissioners. That would be an even bigger blow to democracy than the council refusing a referendum.”…
www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/08/could-councils-simply-refuse-to-disestablish-maori-wards/
HAMILTON MĀORI SEATS DECISION DUE BY EARLY SEPTEMBER
Decide to scrap the Māori ward by September or prepare for a poll in 2025.
Those are the options for Hamilton City Councillors, revealed in a briefing, and they were leaning towards the latter.
One way or the other, they’ll be making a decision at an extraordinary council meeting later this month.....
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350370407/hamilton-maori-seats-decision-due-early-september
Under the roof of Te Pāhou Marae in Manutuke this morning, Gisborne District Council passed a majority vote to retain Māori Wards in Tairāwhiti.
Mayor Rehette Stoltz said, “our Māori Ward councillors bring a richness and different perspectives to the decisions made around the Council table.
“I see Māori Wards as a positive, it’s a plus plus and I am proud of how we’ve all come together.....
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2408/S00203/maori-wards-retained-in-tairawhiti.htm
MĀORI WARDS: ACT BLASTS PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL MOVE TO KEEP MĀORI SEATS WITHOUT REFERENDUM
The Palmerston North City Council has voted to keep the Te Pūao Māori Ward but seeks to retain the ward’s two seats without the required referendum.
The Act Party has criticised the council-supported amendment to find out more information on the implications of avoiding a referendum, labelling it as a “race-based” decision.
If councils vote to retain them, they must hold a binding referendum alongside the next local elections at their own cost.
Act local government spokesman Cameron Luxton said: “The council is playing with fire here. Coming from Tauranga I’ve experienced firsthand one option available to the minister – having the council replaced with commissioners.
“For Act’s part, we believe voters are capable of making decisions together as a community, not as two separate groups divided by race because the basic problems councils exist to solve are not race-based.”......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/maori-wards-act-blasts-palmerston-north-city-council-move-to-keep-maori-seats-without-referendum/HIPMSPOBORAV7BLRXEDMUT47YY/
COULD COUNCILS SIMPLY REFUSE TO DISESTABLISH MĀORI WARDS?
A new law means dozens of local councils have a month to decide if they will disestablish their Māori wards or keep them and hold a poll on their future – and the issue has already been subject to varied responses.
Luxton said the legislation passed by the Government was very clear in its requirement for councils like Palmerston North to repeal Māori wards or put them to a referendum.
“Coming from Tauranga I’ve experienced firsthand one option available to the Minister – having the council replaced with commissioners. That would be an even bigger blow to democracy than the council refusing a referendum.”…
www.1news.co.nz/2024/08/08/could-councils-simply-refuse-to-disestablish-maori-wards/
HAMILTON MĀORI SEATS DECISION DUE BY EARLY SEPTEMBER
Decide to scrap the Māori ward by September or prepare for a poll in 2025.
Those are the options for Hamilton City Councillors, revealed in a briefing, and they were leaning towards the latter.
One way or the other, they’ll be making a decision at an extraordinary council meeting later this month.....
www.waikatotimes.co.nz/nz-news/350370407/hamilton-maori-seats-decision-due-early-september