Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 18, 2016 18:29:25 GMT 12
MAORI SHUT-OUT ILLEGAL
A Taranaki Maori leader says the government should be obliged to step in if New Plymouth District Council can’t find a way to represent Maori interests.
Mayor Andrew Judd isn’t standing again because of the backlash to his attempt to create a Maori seat, and the council has gone for almost its full term without a Maori committee or similar structure.
Grant Knuckey from Te Atiawa says there’s a treaty and legal obligation to have one, and he’d like to see the government legislate for a Maori statutory board, similar to the Auckland model…..
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTM2Mjk.html
A Taranaki Maori leader says the government should be obliged to step in if New Plymouth District Council can’t find a way to represent Maori interests.
Mayor Andrew Judd isn’t standing again because of the backlash to his attempt to create a Maori seat, and the council has gone for almost its full term without a Maori committee or similar structure.
Grant Knuckey from Te Atiawa says there’s a treaty and legal obligation to have one, and he’d like to see the government legislate for a Maori statutory board, similar to the Auckland model…..
www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_story_id/MTM2Mjk.html