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Marty Sharpe17:32, Jul 14 2021
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Napier’s Pania of the Reef contemplates, perhaps, the prospect of Māori wards on the city council. (File photo)
A decision by Napier City Council not to establish Māori wards for next year s council elections has prompted a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal for an urgent hearing, asserting the Crown has breached Treaty principles. A law change earlier this year meant councils could establish Māori wards without the possibility that a poll signed by at least five percent of ratepayers could overturn a councils decision. Councils had until May 21 to make a decision in time for the 2022 local government elections. Thirty-two councils chose to create Māori wards, joining the three councils that already had them.
Otto sent a survey around Napier schools and got more than 1000 responses. Eighty-two per cent thought the council should keep the aquarium open. She said that showed overwhelming support. I thought that was really great to see, she said.
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The original buildings of Napier s National Aquarium were built in 1973 and are in need of attention. (File pic) It showed that I m not the only one who thinks that the aquarium should stay open and I think, with that behind it, that will give the council more reason to try keep fighting for it as well. She said it was important teenagers were listened to.
A teenage girl is fighting to keep the national aquarium in Napier open.
Amelia Otto, 16, got the thoughts of 1,000 people, mostly high-school students in a survey on the possible closure of the National Aquarium in Napier.
Photo: RNZ / Tom Kitchin
The council is considering its closure, after the government denied it funds for a huge redevelopment.
Amelia Otto, 16, feared the animals - such as turtles, penguins, fish and even kiwi will be abandoned with nowhere to go. It s a great, great asset, really valuable, she said, so many people love it and it would be such a loss.
Otto sent a survey around Napier schools and got more than 1000 responses.
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