Buddy Mikaere and Margaret Murray-Benge debate Māori representation in governance
1 Apr, 2021 09:00 PM
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Margaret Murray-Benge (left) and Buddy Mikaere went head to head on the topic of Māori representation at a governance level. Photo montage / File
Margaret Murray-Benge (left) and Buddy Mikaere went head to head on the topic of Māori representation at a governance level. Photo montage / File The saddest 20 minutes of my life.
That was Māori historian and former Waitangi Tribunal director Buddy Mikaere s opinion of his opponent s comments on the history of Aotearoa during a debate in Tauranga this week.
Mikaere debated Western Bay of Plenty District councillor Margaret Murray-Benge on Tuesday night on the subject of Māori representation in governance.
Māori representation debate to raise money for charity
11 Mar, 2021 09:23 PM
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About 200 people have gathered at the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club where Hobson s Pledge spokesman Don Brash is expected to speak.
About 200 people have gathered at the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club where Hobson s Pledge spokesman Don Brash is expected to speak.
Two of Bay of Plenty s most vocal voices for and against Māori wards in local government are set to come together in a charity event to debate the Treaty of Waitangi. Iwi representative Buddy Mikaere and Western Bay councillor Margaret Murray-Benge will headline the public debate on March 30.
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Western Bay mayor labels Māori ward legislation unfair in submission
18 Feb, 2021 05:00 AM
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Western Bay of Plenty mayor Garry Webber says he s fully supportive of plans to amend the Local Electoral Act. Photo / File
Western Bay of Plenty mayor Garry Webber says he s fully supportive of plans to amend the Local Electoral Act. Photo / File
A mayoral submission expressing strong support for proposed changes to legislation surrounding the matter of Māori wards in local government has been formally received by Western Bay of Plenty District Council.
But not without resistance.
Western Bay mayor Garry Webber presented his written submission in a Policy Committee meeting today, supporting the intent of the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill currently being reviewed by the Māori Affairs Select Committee.
Māori wards petition in Tauranga could be meaningless if law passes
1 Feb, 2021 06:00 PM
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A petition to hold a public referendum on the introduction of Māori wards just reached the numbers it needed but could now be meaningless if a new law is rushed in. Yesterday Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced a law that allows local referendum to veto decisions by councils to establish Māori wards would be abolished.
The announcement came just days after a petition aimed at overturning a decision to establish a Māori ward in Tauranga gained the numbers it needed.