Showing posts with label Maori appointees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Maori appointees. Show all posts
Monday, April 6, 2026
Bob Edlin: Invercargill weakened its democracy to give tribal groups voice......
Labels: Andrea de Vries, Bob Edlin, co-governance, Invercargill City Council, Maori appointees, Treaty of WaitangiInvercargill weakened its democracy to give tribal groups voice – but one of them has relinquished its privilege
PoO must confess to having focused on the $33,000 costs of an Invercargill City Council “Code of Conduct” investigation, thereby failing to note the savings gained from a tribal group’s decision to relinquish a place on council committees.
The council four years ago voted to enable two rūnaka to appoint representatives to committee posts. But two voices have been trimmed to one.
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