Tauranga council commissioners vote to establish Māori ward
11 Apr, 2021 08:34 PM
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Maori Ward decision by the Tauranga City Council
commisioners.
Tauranga City Council commissioners have unanimously voted to establish a Māori ward, becoming one of the first New Zealand councils to do so since the controversial legislation around it was tweaked earlier this year.
Commissioners meet today to discuss whether to adopt a recommendation to establish a Māori ward for the 2022 local body elections.
After public presentations - one for, two against - commissioners Bill Wasley, Stephen Selwood, Shadrach Rolleston and chairwoman Anne Tolley voted in favour.
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A reader hopes Ngāti Awa is successful in its bid to stop Otakiri from exporting water. Photo / File
A reader hopes Ngāti Awa is successful in its bid to stop Otakiri from exporting water. Photo / File
Rotorua Daily Post
OPINION
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This precious resource should remain in Aotearoa. I hope Ngāti Awa will be successful in their appeal to overturn the expansion of the Ōtākiri water bottling.
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A reader agrees that the woman radicalised by Isis should go back to Australia. Photo / File
A reader agrees that the woman radicalised by Isis should go back to Australia. Photo / File
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