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Showing posts with label Sam Broughton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sam Broughton. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

LGNZ President Sam Broughton Talks Māori Ward Referendums


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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Friday, April 5, 2024

Peter Williams: Democracy always - please


All votes must be of equal value

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.