Meeting Date: Thursday, 20 May 2021 - 12:30pm
Location: Council Chambers, Civic Centre, 14 Commerce Street.
Agenda - (PDF, 1.73MB)
Māori wards decision
Today (Thursday, 20 May 2021) the Whakatāne District Council voted unanimously to establish Māori wards for the next two local body electoral cycles.
At the commencement of the meeting, 21 groups and individuals took the opportunity to speak in the Public Forum to share their views on Māori ward establishment with elected members.
The next step is to consider Māori wards as part of Council's Representation Review.
- Read the full media release
- Find out more about the Whakatāne District Representation Review and Māori wards
You can view a recording of the Extraordinary Council meeting to consider the establishment of Māori Wards on our YouTube channel:
Footage courtesy of TumekeFM.
