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Christchurch council considers greater Maori representation  - Hot on the heels of a call for Auckland Council's Maori Advisory Board to be ... Christchurch City Council is pondering greater Maori representation. ... also coming up with ways that we can co-exist as New Zealand going forward.".

Taranaki Regional Council chairman David MacLeod said "decent" public engagement on Maori representation was important for council to make an " ... View article...

Maori representation and social problems - He decries Maori wards on the regional council while failing to mention they were introduced to provide Maori representation for a large number of the population in the Eastern Bay of Plenty who were otherwise unrepresented. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council area has the third highest proportion of ...

The term prior, another Maori councillor was elected in the Mount Ward in 1989. What's changed since then? Is New Zealand more prejudiced now than ... View article...

Judd walk against intolerance  - Mr Judd says the negative response to his attempt to get Maori representation on the council showed the need for change. "I'm really driving for a ...

Bid to reduce hurdles to create Maori seats on councils - In the Western Bay, this included the 15 to 17 per cent of the district's population who were Maori - the council interacted with 11 iwi and 74 hapu. Webber said it was not about democracy but totally about fair representation of the people who lived in the district. It was inconsistent that people had two licks ...

This decision gives those on the Maori roll an opportunity to vote for their representation at the next two local body elections. "Council has over the last ... View article...