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October 27, 2023 | News
New Māori regional constituency solidifies Māori council voice
Yesterday, Greater Wellington regional council announced a Māori constituency for the 2025 elections with one councillor for all 6 mana whenua.
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October 27, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Hikitia Ropata | Wellington Treaty Committee Chair
Greater Wellington will establish a Māori constituency for the 2025 local government elections following a decision at the council yesterday. It has the unanimous support of Greater Wellington’s mana whenua partners: Ngā Hapū o Ōtaki, Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Taranaki Whānui ki te Ūpoko o te Ika, Rangitāne ō Wairarapa and Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa.
- 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.
