Media Release: Friday 17 March 2017 <\/p>\n
For Immediate Release <\/p>\n
Petition launched to abolish Auckland Councils Maori Statutory Board <\/p>\n
An online petition calling for the abolition of Auckland Councils Maori Statutory Board has been launched by Ngapuhi leader and Auckland property developer David Rankin, who has been heavily critical of the group of unelected Maori. The petitions statement says: <\/p>\n
The Maori Statutory Board has worked against the interests of Aucklanders, has cost rate-payers millions of dollars, and is an example of race-based politics. Most of the Board's work has been focussed on bans: bans on people accessing Mt Eden; bans on people developing their own sections without paying a 'taniwha tax'; and bans on equal rights for all cultures. The Board is anti-democratic and as an experiment, has failed. We call for the Government to legislate to abolish the Maori Statutory Board <\/p>\n
Mr Rankin plans to present the petition to the Prime Minister in August, a month before the election, and believes that Aucklanders will support it as its an issue that has adversely affected the plans of tens of thousands of the citys residents. <\/p>\n
A number of prominent Aucklanders have signed the petition, including Don Brash. <\/p>\n
The petition can be found at: <\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/prime-minister-abolish-auckland-council-s-maori-statutory-board?recruiter=694585883&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink<\/a> <\/p>\n Scoop Media <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read this article: <\/p>\n Petition to abolish Auckland Council's Maori Statutory Board - Scoop.co.nz (press release)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Media Release: Friday 17 March 2017 For Immediate Release Petition launched to abolish Auckland Councils Maori Statutory Board An online petition calling for the abolition of Auckland Councils Maori Statutory Board has been launched by Ngapuhi leader and Auckland property developer David Rankin, who has been heavily critical of the group of unelected Maori. Continue reading