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The debate over the wards has caused controversy after an initial vote on the issue earlier this month was not in favour of establishing a ward in time for the 2022 elections. Councillors voted to push the issue out in favour of public consultation. However, days later the council back-peddled following a meeting between Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate and Waikato-Tainui representatives. The mayor and five councillors then said they would revoke that decision at Thursday’s meeting.
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Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate has back-peddled after initially voting against installing a Māori ward at the time she said she couldn t support the introduction of Maori wards without first consulting the wider public (file photo).
Source: New Zealand Government
Attorney-General David Parker today announced the appointment of Cassie Nicholson as Chief Parliamentary Counsel for a term of five years.
The Chief Parliamentary Counsel is the principal advisor and Chief Executive of the Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO). She is responsible for ensuring PCO, which drafts most of New Zealand’s legislation, provides high quality services and advice to the Government and Parliament.
Ms Nicholson holds a BA/LLB (Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington, was a Commonwealth scholar and holds an LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
She has more than 20 years’ experience at the Parliamentary Counsel Office and has held the position of Deputy Chief Parliamentary Counsel (Drafting Legislation), since 2016. Her previous experience includes leading complex policy reforms and working, in her early career, as a commercial lawyer in the private sector.
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 4:06 pm
New Zealand’s only scholarship to support Māori high
school students to gain admission to the world’s most
competitive universities is back for another year. Whether
it be Physiotherapy at the University of Auckland or
Computer Science at Stanford, these scholarships encourage
local students to follow their passion and pursue their most
ambitious dreams.
Now in its fourth year, the Te
Ara a Kupe Beaton Scholarship was founded to encourage
young Māori representation on the global stage. Each
winning student will receive personalised mentoring and
education services up to the value of NZD $20,000 to help
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