Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 11, 2020 4:34:06 GMT 12
CALL FOR COUNCILS TO STOP CHARGING RATES ON ALL MĀORI LAND
Proposed legislation to give councils the power to write off rate arrears on Māori land does not go far enough, an independent Māori board in Auckland says.
The Māori Affairs Select Committee heard those comments among submissions to the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Bill today.
If passed, the bill would give councils the power to wipe rate arrears on Māori land, allow rates relief for Māori land that was under development, and remove any rates arrears on Māori land set aside for conservation purposes (Ngā Whenua Rāhui kawenata).
The Independent Māori Statutory Board, which advocates for Māori at Auckland Council, has called for the bill to go a step further and stop charging rates on all Māori land......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/418729/call-for-councils-to-stop-charging-rates-on-all-maori-land
Proposed legislation to give councils the power to write off rate arrears on Māori land does not go far enough, an independent Māori board in Auckland says.
The Māori Affairs Select Committee heard those comments among submissions to the Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Bill today.
If passed, the bill would give councils the power to wipe rate arrears on Māori land, allow rates relief for Māori land that was under development, and remove any rates arrears on Māori land set aside for conservation purposes (Ngā Whenua Rāhui kawenata).
The Independent Māori Statutory Board, which advocates for Māori at Auckland Council, has called for the bill to go a step further and stop charging rates on all Māori land......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/418729/call-for-councils-to-stop-charging-rates-on-all-maori-land