Date Submitted
2021-08-17 16:58:41
Full name:
Carol Findlay
Do you agree with Council’s proposal to have one Mayor and 12 Councillors (4 Matamata, 4 Morrinsville and 3 Te Aroha and 1 Māori) for the 2022 and 2025 elections?
No
Comments/suggested alternative Council structure
I dont agree with segregating people based on descent or race - we should not have a Maori ward. All other wards are based on location. Total number of councillors does not need increasing from 11 which would mean someone from Te Aroha Ward or Morrinsville Ward or Matamata Ward would have to move to the new Maori Ward if this racial segregation is set to happen in NZ despite the fact that racial segregation can amount to apartheid which is a crime in international law!
