Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 11, 2024 5:37:47 GMT 12
MĀORI SNUB COSTLY FOR KAIPARA
Te Rūnanga ō Ngāti Whātua is taking Kaipara District Council to court over scrapping its Te Moananui ō Kaipara Māori ward.
In the High Court at Auckland tomorrow, the rūnanga will argue in its rush to disestablish the ward, as mayor Craig Jepson had consistently promised to do, the council ignored the requirement in the Local Government Act that local authorities ensure Māori involvement in decision-making processes.
Rūnanga chief executive Alan Riwaka says there has been no goodwill or honesty in the council’s approach, and any money saved by not holding a referendum next year will be lost in lawyers’ fees.
“Without getting into what it’s costing the rūnanga I know the costs to the Kaipara District Council are going to get upwards of $160,000 as I understand it so the wider public should be very concerned about the sort of money the council is wasting on this whole process,” he says.....
waateanews.com/2024/09/10/maori-snub-costly-for-kaipara/
Te Rūnanga ō Ngāti Whātua is taking Kaipara District Council to court over scrapping its Te Moananui ō Kaipara Māori ward.
In the High Court at Auckland tomorrow, the rūnanga will argue in its rush to disestablish the ward, as mayor Craig Jepson had consistently promised to do, the council ignored the requirement in the Local Government Act that local authorities ensure Māori involvement in decision-making processes.
Rūnanga chief executive Alan Riwaka says there has been no goodwill or honesty in the council’s approach, and any money saved by not holding a referendum next year will be lost in lawyers’ fees.
“Without getting into what it’s costing the rūnanga I know the costs to the Kaipara District Council are going to get upwards of $160,000 as I understand it so the wider public should be very concerned about the sort of money the council is wasting on this whole process,” he says.....
waateanews.com/2024/09/10/maori-snub-costly-for-kaipara/