M?ori wards key to ensuring local iwi represented - Councillor - a podcast by RNZ

A Gisborne councillor says M?ori wards are key to making sure that local iwi are represented.
A proposed change to the Local Electoral Act would remove any use of public polls to confirm the establishment of any M?ori ward.
It will be scrutinised at the M?ori Affairs Select Committee today. 
Gisborne councillor Meredith Akuhata-Brown doesn't herself whakapapa to the region she represents.
She told reporter Meriana Johnsen that M?ori wards will ensure a voice for local iwi and hap?.
 

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