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• Local Government Minister Simeon Brown says he is committed to removing Ngāi Tahu councillors from the Canterbury Regional Council “to restore democracy”.

• He asked the council to consider promoting a local bill to repeal the Ngāi Tahu Representation Act 2022 as per the government’s coalition agreements.

• The council voted to refuse this request at a meeting on Wednesday, saying they valued the relationship with iwi.

• A constitutional expert says the government can’t just change a local bill without the council making the request so it will be interesting to see how the government tries to get around this.

So…ah… good luck with that lil’ bigot

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/526606/local-government-minister-committed-to-removing-iwi-representation-from-canterbury-regional-council