Maori wards became an issue of national significance over the past week after five districts voted against them and while a handful of politicians said they want to change the law to outlaw such referenda.
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What we have learned as Maori wards votes soon end
We’re into the last week of the Maori wards debate and what have we learned?
1.Only 55 percent of Maori voters are on the Maori roll, which means that 45 percent of Maori voters would vote on the general roll in council elections.
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Maori wards nothing to do with hospitals or wardens
Wairiki MP Tamati Coffey found out in Whakatane what we found out while collecting signatures for petitions for a vote, that many people haven’t a clue about what proposals for Maori wards entail.
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Library cancels Treaty talk
When retired computer pioneer Bruce Moon planned to give a talk to the Nelson Institute a week ago on how the Treaty of Waitangi had been twisted he was surprised to have permission to talk at the Nelson City Library suddenly withdrawn.
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What do Maori think of the Maori roll?
With the census done and dusted, citizens of Maori descent may now choose whether to vote on either the Maori or general roll.
