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Māori Wards opposition petitions fail, even before law change made them worthless
ANDY JACKSON/STUFF Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta makes an announcement at the New Plymouth District Council regarding Māori wards. (First published Feb 1, 2021) Petitions instigated by the Hobsons Pledge Trust to overturn the establishment of Māori wards in Taranaki failed, even before the law changed to prevent their success. The Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill came into effect on Thursday, removing the right for a petition signed by five per cent of electors to demand a binding poll on a Māori ward. Samuel Rillstone/RNZ Te Pāti Māori C...
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Media Release: Maori Wards to pass today - righting a historical wrong
Related Podcast Media Release: The Executive Director of the New Zealand Māori Council, Matthew Tukaki, has said todays final reading of the Local Electoral (Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill will be historic for Māori as a targeted piece of legislation that does more to keep Maori out of Local Government is stripped away. “I have said, we have said, many have said that this piece of legislation must go - it does more to divide than unite us and it is a pox on our house that we should be treated this way as the first nations people“ but more to the point it has give...
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