1193 days ago

Dunedin City councillors have voted to give rūnaka representatives voting rights on two of its key committees.

Nicole Reporter from Dunedin News

A Dunedin City Council report recommended two rūnaka​ representatives (one from each rūnaka – Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki Rūnaka​ and Ōtākou Rūnaka​) be appointed to the planning and environment and the infrastructure services committees and have voting rights.

Mayor Aaron Hawkins said it was a “significant day” for the city and mana whenua​ after the council passed the recommendation at its meeting on Wednesday.

This was not the end point, but a significant milestone for both parties made in this “most colonial of rooms”, he said at the council chamber. The vote passed 14-1, opposed only by Cr Lee Vandervis.

Read more here.

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Poll: Is it okay to grocery shop in your PJs?

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Is it okay to grocery shop in your PJs?
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