Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 27, 2017 18:01:39 GMT 12
PALMERSTON NORTH ASKED TO CONSIDER MAORI WARD
Palmerston North could have a Maori ward or wards for the 2019 local body elections.
It is a move Rangitaane Settlement Trust chairwoman Danielle Harris described as "a number of years overdue".
The city council has decided to consult the public on the proposal, despite a last minute bid to consider other ways of improving Maori participation in local decision making.
Cr Karen Naylor wanted to include other ideas in the discussion, such as having a Maori standing committee or form of iwi partnership.
Harris said iwi wanted a ward or wards, and anything else was "a watered–down variation."
"It's a massive change. It's the difference between a voice and a vote, or something else."....
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/94083340/Palmerston-North-asked-to-consider-Maori-ward
Palmerston North could have a Maori ward or wards for the 2019 local body elections.
It is a move Rangitaane Settlement Trust chairwoman Danielle Harris described as "a number of years overdue".
The city council has decided to consult the public on the proposal, despite a last minute bid to consider other ways of improving Maori participation in local decision making.
Cr Karen Naylor wanted to include other ideas in the discussion, such as having a Maori standing committee or form of iwi partnership.
Harris said iwi wanted a ward or wards, and anything else was "a watered–down variation."
"It's a massive change. It's the difference between a voice and a vote, or something else."....
www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/news/94083340/Palmerston-North-asked-to-consider-Maori-ward