This had garnered 101 responses, noted senior policy advisor Sue Mavor. Councillors were quick to point out that this feedback, and earlier opinions from iwi and Maori organisations had been carefully considered. Kevin Taylor, absent from the November meeting, acknowledged submissions both for and against. He had read them all, he said, along with a legal opinion on council decision-making “and for the record I am in favour of the resolution.”
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The TaupÅ District Council has confirmed a decision originally made last November to have Maori wards in place for at least the next two local body elections.
Jacinda Ardern explains her vote in the cannabis referendum.
OPINION: I was one of the 1,406,973 people who voted yes in the cannabis referendum. My main reason for doing so was that since people were using the illegal drug widely anyway, the Government, rather than criminals, might as well control supply and generate some money to mitigate the harm. My feeling of hypocrisy when guzzling my favourite legal drug might also have had some influence. Just to recap, the referendum last October asked people for a yes or no vote on whether they supported the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill. In a nutshell, the bill allowed a person aged 20 or over to buy up to 14 grams of dried cannabis per day, only from licensed outlets. They could then consume it at home or at a licensed premises and also grow up to two plants, with a maximum of four plants per household.
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 3:26 pm
Hastings District Council’s Heretaunga Takoto Noa
Māori standing committee has today recommended that Council
introduces Māori wards.
The recommendation comes
after changes to the Local Electoral Act 2001, which give
councils a transition period ending on May 21, 2021 to
consider or reconsider this matter for the 2022 local
government elections.
Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori
standing committee chair Robin Hape said the committee was
looking to improve the voice of Māori in Council decision
making.
“Introducing Māori wards simply gives
Māori the opportunity to choose a representative who has
the interests of all Māori in the district, and
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Press Release – Hastings District Council This week, Hastings District Councils Heretaunga Takoto Noa Mori standing committee will make a recommendation to Council on whether or not it should introduce Mori wards. The Local Electoral (Mori wards and Mori constituencies) Amendment Act …
This week, Hastings District Council’s Heretaunga Takoto Noa Māori standing committee will make a recommendation to Council on whether or not it should introduce Māori wards.
The Local Electoral (Māori wards and Māori constituencies) Amendment Act 2021, introduced in March this year, made changes to the Local Electoral Act 2001 aimed at ensuring equity in representation and providing a Māori voice in local decision making.