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Clean Sweep for Maaori Wards in Waikato 20 May 2021 15:54 PM
Author: Waikato Tainui
20 May 2021
Waikato District Council has today followed in the footsteps of its surrounding councils by introducing Maaori wards in time for the 2022 local body elections.
Te Whakakitenga o Waikato chair Parekawhia McLean says this is a significant result because it provides for a Maaori voice on all local government bodies in our wider region.
“I want to celebrate the positive outcome today and the courage of councillors to do the right thing. This council is located at Ngaaruwaahia which is also the stronghold of Kiingitanga and so it makes sense for its leadership to provide a Maaori perspective at the decision-making table,” she says.