Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 22, 2020 3:56:08 GMT 12
NEW PLYMOUTH COUNCILLORS VOTE TO ESTABLISH MĀORI WARD
Hugs and applause greeted a decision from New Plymouth councillors to bypass community consultation and establish a Māori ward.
The decision means the ward will be there in time for the next election, unless overturned by a citizen instigated referendum, as happened when the previous council voted to establish a Māori ward in 2014.
The council had been set to put four options for a Māori ward out for consultation, but councillor Sam Bennett moved to establish one then and there......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/122195753/new-plymouth-councillors-vote-to-establish-mori-ward
Hugs and applause greeted a decision from New Plymouth councillors to bypass community consultation and establish a Māori ward.
The decision means the ward will be there in time for the next election, unless overturned by a citizen instigated referendum, as happened when the previous council voted to establish a Māori ward in 2014.
The council had been set to put four options for a Māori ward out for consultation, but councillor Sam Bennett moved to establish one then and there......
www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/122195753/new-plymouth-councillors-vote-to-establish-mori-ward