Napier Mayor asks Government to stretch Māori wards deadline
13 May, 2021 01:19 AM
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The sun might not have set on Napier s bid to have Māori wards in 2022. Photo / NZME
The sun might not have set on Napier s bid to have Māori wards in 2022. Photo / NZME
Hawkes Bay Today
The Government is being asked to stretch a local government Maori wards consultation deadline which could enable wards to be in place in Napier by local elections next year. Mayor Kirsten Wise says she wrote to Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta after discussion with her council s Māori Committee, asking for an extended deadline for councils to adopt Māori wards in time for the 2022 elections.