"Of the 42 people standing for election, 30 who answered the Stronger Together Keep Māori Wards survey said they would vote in favour in the referendum being held alongside the local body elections. Only four said they would vote against, and eight either did not respond or refused to answer. [...] Those who said they would vote to get rid of Māori wards were sitting councillor William Wood and newcomers Hayden Fitzgerald, Glen Williams and Jackie Wheeler. Schmidt described their opposition as “uninformed and out of touch”. Those in favour, in alphabetical order, were: Wajeha Akbaryan, Brent Barrett, Rachel Bowen, Melanie Butler, Zulfiqar Butt, Vaughan Dennison, Lew Findlay, Roly Fitzgerald, Mark Gunning, Nelson Harper, Cameron Jenkins, Lorna Johnson, Eric Judd, Jack Koh, Bonnie Kuru, Debi Marshall-Lobb, Quintin McGregor, Orphée Mickalad, Michael Morris, Tobias Nash, Karen Naylor, Adrian Phillips, Eldhose Poovathumveettil Mathew, Atif Rahim, Caleb Riddick, Zakk Rokkanno, Grant Smith, Michael Strachan, Richard Woolgar and Kaydee Zabelin. All the mayoral candidates said they would vote in favour of retaining Māori wards."
"Manawatū Standard civics reporter Janine Rankin tried to find out how Palmerston North City Council candidates defined the difference and what they would cut to keep rates rises down. There were 25 responses from candidates in the Te Hirawanui general ward."
Info on support and opposition to Featherston St cycle lanes, rates, Te Motu o Poutoa development.
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