DEPUTY MAYOR CALLS ON MĀORI TO HAVE THEIR SAY ABOUT WELLINGTON’S FUTURE

Deputy Mayor Jill Day has called on Maōri to take an active part in the upcoming consultations on Wellington City Council’s Ten-Year Plan. “The plan is the map for where we want our city to be in ten years’ time. So it is very important that the voice of tangata whenua is heard in the discussion,” Cr Day says. “If approved, the policy will move into the implementation stage – we’ll be developing an action plan that will help us recognise te reo Māori and support and encourage Māori culture...... http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK1803/S00110/deputy-mayor-calls-on-maori-to-have-their-say.htm