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Watch as the Tararua District Council makes an historic decision to introduce Māori wards.
Emotions ran high as Tararua Māori celebrated an historic decision which will grant them greater participation in the decisions that affect them, and strengthen and reaffirm their partnership with the Tararua District Council. A celebratory haka, lead by Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmakinui-a-Rua chairman Hayden Hape, erupted as Tararua District Council voted 7-1 to establish a Māori ward for the 2022 local government elections. Hape said it was an amazing and historic affirmation of unity that would guarantee Māori a seat at the table, when they had too often been sidelined in the past.
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Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua chairman Hayden Hape with grandson Riley Hape, 1, as Tararua District Council votes to adopt Māori wards.
Emotions ran high as Tararua Māori celebrated an historic decision which will grant them greater participation in the decisions that affect them, and strengthen and reaffirm their partnership with the Tararua District Council. A celebratory haka, lead by Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua chairman Hayden Hape, erupted as Tararua District Council voted 7-1 to establish a Maori ward for the 2022 local government elections. Hape said it was an amazing and historic affirmation of unity that would guarantee Māori a seat at the table, when they had too often been sidelined in the past.
Tararua District Council concerned at banking changes
4 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM
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Reduced banking services are an issue concerning Tararua District Council.
Hawkes Bay Today
Limited banking services were again raised at Wednesday s Tararua District Council meeting.
At the February meeting of the council mayor Tracey Collis said she was collating information to provide an understanding of the impact on the district s communities of bank closures, reduced trading hours and the phasing out of cheques.
This was to enable concerned residents and businesses to share their challenges in banking to help the council advocate to keep banking services in the district s towns.
Tararua council concerned about impact of banking changes
31 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM
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Dannevirke s ANZ Bank reduced its operating hours last April in line with banks around the country that are providing a reduced service or shutting their doors permanently.
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Sue Emeny
Tararua District councillors were unanimous in their support for forming a working party to look at the issue of cheques being withdrawn by banks.
At Wednesday s council meeting, mayor Tracey Collis introduced the subject of facing the future without cheques and the effect this would have on the community and in particular businesses, the elderly and those without access to online banking.