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A new representative on the Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust - involved in the Shelly Bay development - says her election is a mandate for getting the land back. ....
Councillor Iona Pannett said the decision marked a “great day” for Wellington, while colleague Teri O’Neill said the council had a “moral responsibility” to give Māori a greater voice at the council table. Deputy Mayor Sarah Free said the majority of objections to establishing a Māori ward were based on not following democratic process, but “ideas about what’s deemed fair have been changing rapidly over the past two decades”. She pointed to the change in New Zealand’s general election voting system from first past the post to MMP (mixed-member proportional) in 1996. Councillors will now need to complete a representation review to determine the total number of councillors, ward names and boundaries, and whether any councillors should be elected at large. ....
Tom Hunt05:00, Apr 30 2021 STUFF Shelly Bay, on Miramar Peninsula in Wellington, has caused all manner of strife as developers push to turn it into a $500 million development. Developer Ian Cassels has extended an olive branch said to be worth $10 million in an effort to end the occupation of Shelly Bay and bring Wellington Māori back into his $500m development. Well-placed sources have confirmed that Cassels has offered to build a marae at the spot of the current occupation and that a joint partnership with Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui Ltd (TWL) is now back on the table. The total deal is said to be worth about $10m to Taranaki Whānui. ....
Wellington mayor accused of delaying tactics over mana whenua voting rights 8 Apr, 2021 12:30 AM 3 minutes to read Wellington mayor Andy Foster. Photo / Mark Mitchell Wellington issues reporter, NZ [email protected] Wellington mayor Andy Foster has been accused of delaying tactics over a vote for mana whenua representatives to sit on all council committees and subcommittees with full voting rights. Currently, representatives of Port Nicholson Block Settlement Trust and Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Incorporated are members of two council committees. While they have a seat at the table and can discuss and debate matters, they do not have the right to vote and are not remunerated. ....