Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 13, 2024 4:39:51 GMT 12
REFERENDUM DEMAND RANKLES PALMERSTON NORTH COUNCIL
Palmerston North City Council wants to keep its Te Pūao Māori Ward – and it doesn’t want to have to put the decision up to a referendum as next year’s election as the Government is demanding.
“It’s Palmerston North City Council sending another signal to the Government with our discontent not just about Maori wards but 7AA (of the Oranga Tamariki Act) te reo, all of those anti-Maori policies and rhetoric they seem to be flying the flag with, all led by ACT of course,” he says....
waateanews.com/2024/08/12/referendum-demand-rankles-palmerston-north-council/
Palmerston North City Council wants to keep its Te Pūao Māori Ward – and it doesn’t want to have to put the decision up to a referendum as next year’s election as the Government is demanding.
“It’s Palmerston North City Council sending another signal to the Government with our discontent not just about Maori wards but 7AA (of the Oranga Tamariki Act) te reo, all of those anti-Maori policies and rhetoric they seem to be flying the flag with, all led by ACT of course,” he says....
waateanews.com/2024/08/12/referendum-demand-rankles-palmerston-north-council/