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Introducing your Māori ward councillors
Kia ora koutou katoa, ko Deb Harding ahau, nō Whangārei ahau, he kaikaunihera i te kaunihera a rohe o Whangārei – I’m a Whangarei District Council elected member, and one of two Māori ward councillors along with Phoenix Ruka.
There are 13 councillors at our Council (excluding the Mayor), 11 general ward councillors and two Māori ward councillors who were elected from the Māori roll, across the whole District.
Although we were elected in our Whangārei District Māori Ward, both Phoenix and I took an oath alongside all our Elected Members, to represent all of our people from the entire District.
An integral part of Council’s mahi is to engage with the Māori community and to build positive relationships between Council, iwi and hāpu.
WDC Māori Ward Map
WDC Key Links
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https://www.wdc.govt.nz/Council/Council-meetings/Agendas-and-minutes
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https://www.wdc.govt.nz/Council/Council-meetings/Council-committees
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Introducing your Māori ward councillors - Whangarei District Council (wdc.govt.nz)
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Consultation with Māori - Whangarei District Council (wdc.govt.nz)
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Te Huinga Constitution
The name of Te Huinga is Te Huinga Society Incorporated (in these rules, referred to as Te Huinga).
Te Karearea
The Committee provides a platform for high level/strategic discussions and priority setting between the primary partners, with preference given to kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) and preserving tikanga. Areas of focus include, but are not limited to;
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Identifying the cultural, economic, environmental, and social issues/decisions of Council that are significant for Māori and the community in the Whangarei District. (Participation)
Note: Māori in this context is defined as people that affiliate to a whānau, hāpu, Iwi, mana whenua groups. -
Ensuring Council complies with statutory provisions that refer to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi).
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To agree mutual strategic priorities as and when required (Direction)