Councils ponder Maori procurement options 31 May 2021 14:48 PM
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Auckland Council is considering ways to hand over management of selected reserves to mana whenua.
Manurewa-Papakura ward councillor Angela Dalton, who holds the council s Māori outcomes portfolio, says the council is reviewing its reserves policy.
She says it’s time to acknowledge the role of mana whenua iwi as kaitiaki. More than just planting - anything that comes from that - procurement of contracts would be a good one. The mayor and I had a skype with iwi leaders during lockdown last year and that s what they called for: we want more procurement opportunities and we want to be more involved in our reserves and environment, Councillor Dalton says.