August 18, 2023 | Paakiwaha
Western Bay of Plenty District Council will have Māori wards for the 2025 and 2028 local body elections after councillors decided its establishment in a Meeting
October 27, 2022 | News
Wahine Māori have been chosen to chair two of the country's regional councils.
October 25, 2022 | News
Te Rarawa chair Haami Piripi says the election of a Māori mayor for the far north is absolutely amazing in an area that voted overwhelmingly against Māori wards.
October 19, 2022 | News
Porirua Mayor Anita Baker has chosen the city’s first Māori ward councillor, Kylie Wihapi, as her deputy.
October 18, 2022 | News
Te Tai Tokerau MP Kelvin Davis is applauding the election of Moko Tepania as the Far North's first Māori mayor.
October 18, 2022 | News
The chair of Local Government New Zealand's Te Maruata Māori collective says it may take a number of elections to raise Māori participation rates.
October 17, 2022 | News
New Far North mayor Moko Tepania says he's excited the council is starting to reflect the communities of the north.
October 14, 2022 | News
A former local government minister says low turnout at this year’s election is because people no longer feel a connection to the council.
October 14, 2022 | News
Rēkohu- Wharekauri - the Chatham Islands - has returned Monique Croon, of Ngati Mutunga, for a second term as mayor.
October 13, 2022 | News
Taitokerau MP Kelvin Davis says he's ready to be a bridge between the Government and Auckland's new mayor.
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