Wellington City Council considers iwi voting rights and $100k remuneration
3 Apr, 2021 09:34 PM
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Wellington City Council. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz
Mana whenua representatives could sit on all Wellington City Council (WCC) committees and subcommittees with full voting rights and a remuneration of $111,000 for each iwi by July this year.
A report with details of the move to give mana whenua voting rights on WCC committees was made public this week.
Wellington city councillor and Māori partnerships portfolio leader Jill Day said it's an issue the council has been "lagging behind" on.