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Tears ran as the Marlborough District Council made the landmark decision to create a Māori ward. Twelve councillors voted in favour of establishing a Māori ward councillor position at an extraordinary meeting at the Marlborough Events Centre. One voted against and one did not show up for the vote.
Haka erupted from mana whenua following the decision. Councillors stood and responded with ‘Te Aroha’, a waiata about peace and love, and the audience joined in.
The decision means Marlborough will have one Māori ward councillor position from next year’s election. The Māori ward councillor could be voted in by people living anywhere in the region, as happens with the mayor, so long as those people are from the region’s Māori electoral population.
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Tuesday, 19 January 2021, 5:07 pm
This summer the Picton Foreshore will come alive with a
series of outdoor movie events. Accompanied by a feast to
tempt a range of taste buds and live entertainers to
compliment each film, this will be a movie night with a
difference.
As part of Feast Marlborough’s Summer
Feast initiative, and funded by Marlborough District
Council’s TEAM (The Economic Action Marlborough),
Marlborough Events Ltd is bringing a portable cinema screen
to Picton Foreshore. We will provide three free community
events on Picton’s iconic natural stage. Entertainment
will be provided by community groups in the form of flash