The organiser of this week’s Kaipara karakia protest hikoi is petitioning Parliament to make the Māori tikanga feature mandatory for the more than 30 New Zealand councils with Māori electoral areas.
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NewsMāori ward councillors now 20% of Northland lineup
New Whangārei councillor Phoenix Ruka is one of Northland's nine first-time Māori ward councillors. Photo / Local Democracy Reporting
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'I'm just so humbled': Allanah Burgess, Marlborough's first Māori ward councillor
Photo credit: Anthony Phelps / Stuff By Maia Hart, Local Democracy Reporter
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Whangārei iwi takes a look at Māori ward candidates
The establishment of Māori wards is expected to help boost voter turnout in this year's local body elections.
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Hilda Halkyard-Harawira to contest Māori ward in Far North
Long-time Māori education and Māori rights advocate Hilda Halkyard-Harawira has thrown her hat in the ring to contest the newly established Māori wards on the Far North District Council.
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Concerns mount over lack of candidates in Māori wards
Māori ward advocates are deeply concerned at the lack of nominations for the new seats at this year's local bodies election.
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Te Arawa leaders vow fight for equal representation
Rotorua and Te Arawa leaders are vowing to continue pursuing equal representation on the council even if a bill in Parliament is defeated.
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Rotorua council to have three Māori ward seats: 'We're ecstatic'
Pōwhiri at Rotorua Council in 2019. Photo / File Te Tatau o Te Arawa is "elated" Rotorua will have three Māori ward seats at the next local election.
