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Thompson-Evans is one of five Maangai Māori appointed to council committees. The five appointees are chosen by Waikato-Tainui and Urban Māori authority Te Runanga Ō Kirikiriroa. Maangai Māori have full voting rights at the committee level but don’t sit on the full council. Thompson-Evans said public discussion around Māori wards and Māori representation on council wouldn’t be new in Hamilton given its adoption of Maangai Māori.
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Hamilton City Council Maangai Maori representative Te Pora Thompson-Evans. On Wednesday, the council will publicly launch its draft document He Pou Manawa Ora – Pillars of Wellbeing at the Te Parapara Garden. The document lays out a strategy for the council to engage and strengthen its relationship with Māori. The public will have until March 4 to provide feedback on the document.