#BHN Kieran McAnulty on plan to eliminate Māori Wards

The future of Masterton’s Māori Ward is up for discussion this week and Kieran McAnulty joins us to talk about it. The Māori wards bill had its second reading in Parliament last week where it was slammed as "utterly shameful" by Wairarapa-based Labour MP Kieran McAnulty. National’s Local Government Minister Simeon Brown, on the other hand, said the bill "strengthens our local democracy by reinstating polls on Māori wards and Māori constituencies". ==================================== Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠ Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter. @patbrittenden @Chewie_NZ