Sean Plunket talks to Local Government New Zealand President Sam Broughton on the Platform about Māori ward referendums and Sam's comment about 'Central Government overeach'.
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Showing posts with label Sam Broughton. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
LGNZ President Sam Broughton Talks Māori Ward Referendums
Labels: Maori ward referendums, Sam Broughton, Sean PlunketSean Plunket talks to Local Government New Zealand President Sam Broughton on the Platform about Māori ward referendums and Sam's comment about 'Central Government overeach'.
Friday, April 5, 2024
Peter Williams: Democracy always - please
Labels: Anne Tolley, Cameron Road reconstruction debacle, Democracy, Maori Ward referendums restored, Nanaia Mahuta, Peter Williams, Sam Broughton, Tenby Powell
Some politicians just don’t get the concept of democracy.
That every New Zealander, citizen and resident, gets to cast a vote of equal value in central and local government elections has to be the cornerstone of a modern New Zealand.
Yet two recent incidents make it very clear that there remain people in leadership positions who don’t trust the people to make the “right” decisions.
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