Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 28, 2024 6:15:00 GMT 12
NORTHLAND REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEPS MĀORI WARD, WILL CONSIDER REFUSING REFERENDUM
Deputy chair Tui Shortland was the first speaker to support retention.
“We are not just deciding on a matter of governance, we are deciding on the strength and future of our partnership with Māori communities.”
She called the ward a “critical bridge” between the council and tangata whenua, connections which she said were rooted in “trust, mutual respect, and shared responsibility”.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/27/northland-regional-council-keeps-maori-ward-will-consider-refusing-referendum/
HORIZONS VOTES TO KEEP MĀORI SEATS; POLL LAW DESCRIBED AS ‘RACIST’
Horizons Regional Council has voted to keep its Māori constituencies, with the chair and deputy chair describing new legislation to force binding public polls as racist.
Manawatū-Whanganui councillors in Palmerston North on Tuesday affirmed their two Māori constituencies for the 2025 election....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/27/horizons-votes-to-keep-maori-seats-poll-law-described-as-racist/
COUNCIL VOTES TO KEEP RANGIĀTEA MĀORI WARD AMID STRONG SUPPORT
Ōtorohanga District Council (ŌDC) made a significant decision today to keep the Rangiātea Māori Ward, following strong support from our Elected Members and Iwi partners. Council decided to continue having two of our 10 members elected by voters on the Māori Electoral Roll.....
www.otodc.govt.nz/latest-news/article/305/council-votes-to-keep-rangiatea-maori-ward-amid-strong-support
MĀORI CONSTITUENCY AFFIRMED BY GREATER WELLINGTON; POLL TRIGGERED
Greater Wellington councillors have unanimously affirmed their resolution to establish a Māori constituency for local elections in 2025 and 2028.
The resolution was made in October 2023 with unanimous support from the regional council’s mana whenua partners.
Council chair Daran Ponter says today’s decision puts Greater Wellington “on the right side of history”.....
www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/news/maori-constituency-affirmed-by-greater-wellington-poll-triggered/
HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL AFFIRMS TAKITIMU MĀORI WARD
Hastings district councillors unanimously resolved today to retain the Takitimu Māori ward, which means a binding poll on whether or not to retain this ward will be held at the same time as the 2025 local government election.
Council introduced its Māori Ward at the 2022 local body election after undertaking extensive community engagement to gauge support, which showed 76 per cent of participants were in favour.....
www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/our-council/news/article/3204/hastings-district-council-affirms-takitimu-mori-ward-
UNANIMOUS VOTE TO KEEP MĀORI WARDS AT HERETAUNGA DISTRICT COUNCIL
The Heretaunga District Council today agreed unanimously to keep its Takitimu Māori ward.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/27/unanimous-vote-to-keep-maori-wards-at-heretaunga-district-council/
WAIPA SUPPORTS MAORI WARDS
Waipā councillors today voted to support Māori wards.
The decision means voters will be polled at next year’s local body elections on whether to continue with having an at large Waipā Māori ward in the district.....
www.cambridgenews.nz/2024/08/waipa-supports-maori-wards/
Deputy chair Tui Shortland was the first speaker to support retention.
“We are not just deciding on a matter of governance, we are deciding on the strength and future of our partnership with Māori communities.”
She called the ward a “critical bridge” between the council and tangata whenua, connections which she said were rooted in “trust, mutual respect, and shared responsibility”.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/27/northland-regional-council-keeps-maori-ward-will-consider-refusing-referendum/
HORIZONS VOTES TO KEEP MĀORI SEATS; POLL LAW DESCRIBED AS ‘RACIST’
Horizons Regional Council has voted to keep its Māori constituencies, with the chair and deputy chair describing new legislation to force binding public polls as racist.
Manawatū-Whanganui councillors in Palmerston North on Tuesday affirmed their two Māori constituencies for the 2025 election....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/27/horizons-votes-to-keep-maori-seats-poll-law-described-as-racist/
COUNCIL VOTES TO KEEP RANGIĀTEA MĀORI WARD AMID STRONG SUPPORT
Ōtorohanga District Council (ŌDC) made a significant decision today to keep the Rangiātea Māori Ward, following strong support from our Elected Members and Iwi partners. Council decided to continue having two of our 10 members elected by voters on the Māori Electoral Roll.....
www.otodc.govt.nz/latest-news/article/305/council-votes-to-keep-rangiatea-maori-ward-amid-strong-support
MĀORI CONSTITUENCY AFFIRMED BY GREATER WELLINGTON; POLL TRIGGERED
Greater Wellington councillors have unanimously affirmed their resolution to establish a Māori constituency for local elections in 2025 and 2028.
The resolution was made in October 2023 with unanimous support from the regional council’s mana whenua partners.
Council chair Daran Ponter says today’s decision puts Greater Wellington “on the right side of history”.....
www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/news/maori-constituency-affirmed-by-greater-wellington-poll-triggered/
HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL AFFIRMS TAKITIMU MĀORI WARD
Hastings district councillors unanimously resolved today to retain the Takitimu Māori ward, which means a binding poll on whether or not to retain this ward will be held at the same time as the 2025 local government election.
Council introduced its Māori Ward at the 2022 local body election after undertaking extensive community engagement to gauge support, which showed 76 per cent of participants were in favour.....
www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/our-council/news/article/3204/hastings-district-council-affirms-takitimu-mori-ward-
UNANIMOUS VOTE TO KEEP MĀORI WARDS AT HERETAUNGA DISTRICT COUNCIL
The Heretaunga District Council today agreed unanimously to keep its Takitimu Māori ward.....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/08/27/unanimous-vote-to-keep-maori-wards-at-heretaunga-district-council/
WAIPA SUPPORTS MAORI WARDS
Waipā councillors today voted to support Māori wards.
The decision means voters will be polled at next year’s local body elections on whether to continue with having an at large Waipā Māori ward in the district.....
www.cambridgenews.nz/2024/08/waipa-supports-maori-wards/