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Taranaki Regional Council votes for Māori seat 7 Apr, 2021 01:39 AM 4 minutes to read The vote was 9-2 in favour of including a Māori seat. Other By: Craig Ashworth, Local Democracy Reporter Taranaki Regional Council has voted to include a Māori seat in next year s local government elections. Councillors voted 9-2 in favour after hearing submissions on the proposed constituency for voters on the Māori electoral roll. Read More All eight iwi in Taranaki supported the Māori constituency, although many said it was an imperfect solution to increasing Māori participation in decision-making. Council chairman David MacLeod said there was no other way to guarantee Māori representation with full voting rights at the council table. ....
If the regional council agrees to establish a Māori constituency after hearing public feedback, a representation review would begin to address constituency boundaries, and the number of eligible voters. The addition of a Māori constituency would not necessarily replace an existing ward boundary, and the number of councillors could increase by one to 12, eliminating any fears of a sitting councillor becoming a “sacrificial lamb”, chairman David MacLeod said. MacLeod said the point of the discussion was whether the council should create a constituency without consulting the public, or iwi. Discussion with the region’s eight iwi showed support for Māori representation on the regional council, he said. ....