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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 10, 2020 3:08:34 GMT 12
TOP MAORI REPRESENTATIVE WALKS AWAY FROM COUNCILRaihania Tipoki was the chairman of the South Wairarapa District Council’s Maori standing committee – he’s now resigned over what he said was a long-running dispute about the place of the group within the council. Tipoki said that some of the councillors were upset by the standing committee’s private meetings, and that this demonstrated to him that the SWDC “wanted to exert control over us, or didn’t trust us”. In his resignation letter, Tipoki stated that he felt worn “from continually attempting to illustrate the importance of not only the Maori perspective but also our values, philosophies, and passion”. Tipoki, said South Wairarapa Maori needed a greater degree of autonomy, and have “outgrown council”....... times-age.co.nz/top-maori-representative-walks-away-from-council/
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