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Goff counting on law change for Maori seat 11 May 2021 11:45 AM More Related Stories HASH(0x4019c88) Auckland mayor Phil Goff is counting on a law change later this year to allow the super city to create a Māori ward in time for the 2025 local government election. So far 13 of the 29 territorial local authorities across Aotearoa will have Māori seats after next year’s election, and Māori in Feilding this morning marched on the Manawatū District Council to demand it revisit its decision not to create a ward. Mr Goff says the legislation setting up the super city fixed the number o...

Safety shambles sparks call for port boss sacking 08 Apr 2021 08:12 AM Photo: Getty Images. Tau Henare: Safety shambles sparks call for port boss sacking A strong call for Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson to step down or be sacked over the port’s appalling safety record. A strong call for Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson to step down or be sacked over the port’s appalling safety record. It’s coming from Independent Māori Statutory Board deputy chair Tau Henare and his podcast sparring partner Shane Te Pou, both former union organisers, along with Fir...

Pressure mounts on Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson to resign © RNZ / Nick Munro Campaigners, unionists and a councillor have ramped up calls for the resignation of the Ports of Auckland boss Tony Gibson, having hand delivered a letter this morning calling for him to quit. After three deaths linked to the port - two staff in work accidents, and a member of the public swimming in the harbour - the ports' owners Auckland Council commissioned an independent report into the ports' health and safety record and processes. First Union president Robert Reid, former unionist Shane Te Po...

Senior Māori and union leaders say the Ports of Auckland boss needs to quit, and should leave the role without a payout. Independent Māori Statutory Board deputy chair Tau Henare, former Labour Party and union official Shane Te Pou and First Union general secretary Robert Reid renewed their calls as they delivered a letter to Tony Gibson on Thursday, urging him to step down in the wake of a scathing review into health and safety at the port. In recent years there have been three fatalities at the port. In 2020 Pala'amo Kalati was crushed to death, while in 2018 Laboom Dyer died after the st...

Māori, union leaders deliver letter urging port boss to quit © RNZ / Nick Monro Senior Māori and union leaders say the Ports of Auckland boss needs to quit, and should leave the role without a payout. Independent Māori Statutory Board deputy chair Tau Henare, former Labour Party and union official Shane Te Pou and First Union general secretary Robert Reid renewed their calls as they delivered a letter to Tony Gibson on Thursday, urging him to step down in the wake of a scathing review into health and safety at the port. In recent years there have been three fatalities at the port. In 202...