Listen Live

/

/

/

Type to search…

/

Referendums forced on Maori seats

Referendums forced on Maori seats Palmerston North City Council will hold a referendum on its plan to create Maori wards, after the required 5 percent of eligible voters signed a […]

0
8

Referendums forced on Maori seats

Palmerston North City Council will hold a referendum on its plan to create Maori wards, after the required 5 percent of eligible voters signed a petition calling for the poll.

 

The poll will close on May 19.

 

Kaikoura will also hold a referendum, after a short campaign by the Hobson’s Pledge group came up with the required 300 signatures.

 

That means all five councils that opted for Maori wards in the six-yearly review have been forced to hold referendums.

 

That’s likely to up the pressure on central government to either change the law or to come up with some other way to ensure there is adequate Maori representation in local government.

 

Follow us on "p_facebook" & "p_twitter"

Copyright © 2018, UMA Broadcasting Ltd: www.waateanews.com

Author

  • Radio Waatea is Auckland’s only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Ngā Whare Waatea marae in Māngere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.

Share with

/

0

/

0%

More posts. You may also be interested in.

RECEIVE REGULAR UPDATES FROM WAATEA NEWS

Stay Updated

    RECEIVE REGULAR UPDATES FROM WAATEA NEWS

    Stay Updated

    Radio Waatea is Auckland’s only Māori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Māori population in Aotearoa.