Interesting to read that a subcommittee of the Local Government Select Committee will be meeting with Maori on local Marae to hear their concerns regarding the Auckland Super City.
Surely, if the select committee were serious about listening to local Maori the full committee would be meeting with Maori, not just a token subcommittee?
The Committee is meeting hundreds of submitters over a period of several weeks. Forming subcommittees is a commonplace way for select committees to make best use of the time available to hear submissions, which is determined by the deadline by which the Committee must report back to the House.
Posted by: Ethan Tucker | Friday, 17 July 2009 at 09:38 AM