2 x Articles 2/9/20 - Taranaki Council, CHB Council

[Kiwi Frontline]

KAUMĀTUA REPEATEDLY CRITICISES TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCILLORS AT MEETING OVER PREVIOUS DECISION ON MĀORI SEAT

Regional councillors sat in silence as a kaumātua repeatedly criticised them for deciding not to consider a Māori seat for at least three years.

Moeahu, a Taranaki Regional Council (TRC) iwi representative, brought up the issue of Māori and iwi inclusion on more than half of the agenda items.

Moeahu raised his voice on many occasions, expressing he was “disappointed” the majority of the councillors had voted last month against moving towards establishing a Māori seat.........

www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/122629235/kaumtua-repeatedly-criticises-taranaki-regional-councillors-at-meeting-over-previous-decision-on-mori-seat

[Kiwi Frontline]

CHB DISTRICT COUNCIL ADOPTS MĀORI ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

Central Hawke's Bay District Council last week adopted its first Māori Engagement Strategy - Tūhono mai Tūhono atū.

The strategy was adopted at Central Hawke's Bay District Council's Strategy and Wellbeing Committee Meeting last week, and provides a framework for council and tangata whenua aspirations for Māori cultural development, with a particularly strong focus on recognising how culture connects and strengthens communities, instils a sense of pride and identity and improves individual and community health and wellbeing.

"Māori cultural development is a priority area for Central Hawke's Bay District Council - Te Kaunihera ā-rohe o Tamatea," says Kelly Annand, deputy mayor and chairwoman of the Strategy and Wellbeing Committee.......

www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503462&objectid=12361258