Proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model SUBMISSIONS

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Doc No. RDC-529922
File No: 01-63-109-2
Proposed
Te Arawa Partnership Model
SUBMISSIONS
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Introduction to Submissions
The following reflect feedback/submissions received by the Rotorua Lakes Council for the Proposed Te Arawa
Partnership Model. Submissions have been numbered and typed where necessary for ease of reading and quick
reference. Submissions that are retyped are done so verbatim with only obvious minor spelling etc corrections made.
Originals of all submissions are held by the Co ordinator.
Oonagh Hopkins
Governance and Partnerships Manager
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SUBMISSION NO. 1
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 1
Bryce Dunn
I DO NOT WISH TO speak to the mayor and councillors regarding my submission.
Do you support in principle the intention to effectively partner with Te Arawa? Yes
Reasoning: not supplied
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? not supplied
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why?
I have no problem with the partnership as such, however only elected members of council should be able to
vote on matters concerning Rotorua.
I believe iwi have very good representation on Council at present and if they require more members on
Council they should put them up for election .
If this proposal goes through and allows unelected people to vote it will split Rotorua’s community down
racial lines and this must not be allowed to happen.
Do you have any further comments? not supplied
SUBMISSION NO. 2
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 2
Ashley
Do you support in principle the intention to effectively partner with Te Arawa? No
Reasoning:
Feel as though it will break policy and cost rate payers more for a minority gain.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why?
They have a large impact on Rotorua.
Un- elected members. What’s the point of voting?
A culturally bias board. Rotorua is actually very multi cultural these days.
Do our rates pay for a supposedly unwanted/ unelected opinion?
Other than their own, do these people even have any knowledge to the infrastructures they may pose
change to?
Since most rate payers these days do not read the daily post or public boards at the council its most
probably going to be an unfair/ bias public consultation.
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Do you have any further comments?
Is there something i am missing? Why is this being pushed? For what benefit? Outlined proposal does not
seem to show any decent advantage? Is this just council bending over for a large rate payer?
Why has this sucked up so much council time? Seems to be quite unproductive.
Why is this one trust considered over other local trusts?
SUBMISSION NO. 3
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 3
James Wera Manley
Reasoning:
Why not Maori Wards wouldn't that achieve the same result ? surely we are a big enough city to re-look at
that now .. Seems to work for the Regional Council
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? Not supplied
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? Not supplied
Do you have any further comments? Not supplied
SUBMISSION NO. 4
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 4
Ann Henderson
Reasoning:
Te Arawa have a number of Councillors on Lakes Council and one or all of them could be elected as
Spokesperson. I do not believe that one person can just be nominated on and get voting rights.
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SUBMISSION NO. 5
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 5
Daniel Alemann
Reasoning:
The purpose of the Treaty of Waitangi was to integrate all people of New Zealand into one harmonious
community. Creating a separate committee, such as the one proposed, only encourages division both in
leadership and the community. Council members are the voice of the community as they are elected by the
community through vote. I do no understand why we need another committee when the council members
themselves should be giving an honest voice of the Rotorua cumminity that elected them. Creating separate
committee's for certain ethnic groups will only cause unnecessary bias in their favour and not assist the
Rotorua community as a whole.
I would have hoped the local Iwi have their say on issues that effect them, and from my experience this is the
case. As such a diverse community I would also hope the local Asian, Indian, African communities also have
their voice heard when it affects them. Tourism is a large contributor to our local economy, making these
communities voices all the more important in how we consider shaping our District.
If a separate committee is created and their members are voted in by the local Iwi, I would suggest a similar
voting system to the National Election where Iwi members can chose to vote for Committee or Council
members as having a double vote would be corrupt and unfair to the wider community.
SUBMISSION NO. 6
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 6
Janine RangiMarie Bosma-Robson
I WISH TO speak to the mayor and councillors regarding my submission.
Tena koe,
Ko RangiMarie Bosma-Robson ahau,
Ko Te Arawa waka,
Ko Maketu te moana,
Ko Tongariro te maunga
Ko Pakira (Tuhourangi ki Tiute Mohuta hapu), Tamatekapua(Uenukukopako hapu), Makahae(Ngati
Tuheke hapu) te maraes.
TATAU TATAU - WE TOGETHER vs LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
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After research investigative studies into the history of how Rotorua foundationally started by
Francis Dart Fenton. See history record of Francis Dart Fenton sttached doc.
I come to conclude and report FINDING FACTS OF HISTORY CAN LEAD US FORWARD into
a new beginning. Please see attached doc. Francis Dart Fenton you will find 'Layer upon layer' of
acts asserted for enforcement to aquire Maori land here and nationwide identified as 'theft Acts'. In
reality they were actions of confiscation slaughterings, greedy corrupt money exchanges. This Local
Government act is nothing other than another english colonisation planned pattern.
The Local Givernment Act is interpreted as an 'Exclusion of Maori' document:
1. Excluding Maori cultural and tribal identity existence to be seated on borough councils, now days
city councils, and name changed again to Lakes Council governance.
2. Purposely 'worded' carefully and strategically by current' day judges as corrupt an arrogant as
their relative judge fenton, who was NOT really a judge he was another colonising corrupt land
divider and land salesman. Its all a Family affair really, of wealthy judges dictating from their gated
estates out of public eye!
3. Strategic Voting System setup by immigrant 'numbers' included as a strategy that Maori NEVER
get their foot in the door. Through tourism comes immigration where mayors make foreigners NZ
Citizens to the point the UNIQUE NZ ACCENT BECOMES EXTINCT AND FOREIGNERS
OWN ROTORUA! Lowering the voting age to 12 could balance out immgration and the aging
population dominance.
IT IS COMMON SENSE FACT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT is another fraudulant, selfish
crown endeavour for taking Maori lands for crown use while they target Maori from every angle to
be EXCLUDED IN EXCLUSION strategies.
NEW ERA OF GOVERNANCE FORSEEABLE FOR NZ COUNCILS
This layered act needs to be squashed and removed. I interpret a pattern we are at the end of an era
of your racist ancestor Francis Fenton. This is the season of treaty settlements under Pukaki's
return, military strategic eye of the scales of Justice also the balance of power. And perfect time to
review it for NEW AGE TRANSITIONAL CHANGE OUT. The laying in of a NEW ERA of
REASSERTING local 'TRIBAL Governance' is ahead and readable.
Note: And Im not relying on jealous Maori wannabes for my info either, especially ones listed on
Te Arawa Partnership click! Please see copies of this submission are distributed to Tania Tapsell,
and Merepeka Raukawa-Tait etc.
Ma Te Wa, In Time,
RangiMarie aka Lady Justice
INDEPENDENT TE ARAWA NAVIGATIONAL RESEARCHER, POSSIBLE SETTLEMENTS JUDGE
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HISTORY OF ROTORUA CITY FOUNDATIONS LAID UNDER FRANCIS DART
FENTON (judge)
OPENING: This navigational RESEARCHED HISTORY COMPLETED BY RangiMarie, Te Arawa Navigational
Researcher of Investigative Studies (MISA) Maori Investigative Studies Authority. Through matters arising
from the Rotorua District Council governance and purpose I began this research, to bring a better
understanding (maramatanga) as why Te Arawa representation is rejected still in year 2015. Lets look at
history for 'there lies' the truth!
Story: Te Kooti Whenua – Māori Land Court ‘Te kooti tango whenua’, 1865–1873 'The true object' of the
Native Land Court. Google: judge fenton maori land court
FENTONS PLANS LAND CONFISCATION - 1860s onwards
Following the New Zealand wars of the 1860s, the Native Land Court was involved in the confiscation of
Māori land. The courts were given specific powers to investigate the claims of ‘rebel’ and ‘non-rebel’
landowners. Land owned by ‘rebels’ was deemed to be Crown land.
NATIVE LANDCOURT INTRODUCED 1864 from NATIVE LANDS ACT 1862
The Native Land Court became a permanent and formal court of record when the Native Lands Act 1862.
This act was designed by Francis Dart Fenton, who became the first chief judge of the Native Land Court. In
December 1864 a new system of Native Land Courts covering the entire colony was introduced.
NATIVE LANDS ACT 1865
The Native Land Court became a permanent and formal court of record when the Native Lands Act 1862
was replaced by the Native Lands Act 1865. This act was designed by Francis Dart Fenton, who became the
first chief judge of the Native Land Court. In December 1864 a new system of Native Land Courts covering
the entire colony was introduced. In each of these courts judgements were made by a presiding judge and
two Māori assessors.
HISTORY: JUDGE FRANCIS DART FENTON 1825-1898
This 1890 photo shows the famous meeting house of Tamatekapua, at Ōhinemutu, Lake Rotorua. Behind
the table are (left) Resident Magistrate Gilbert Mair and (centre) Native Land Court Judge Francis Dart
Fenton. The meeting is discussing the sale of land which later became the Spa Town of Rotorua.
However, the landowners, Ngāti Whakaue, did not understand that the deal would permanently deprive
them of their land. In 1993, following a Waitangi Tribunal claim, they signed a settlement acknowledging
their grievance.
Story: Te Kooti Whenua – Māori Land Court
Page 2 – ‘Te kooti tango whenua’, 1865–1873 'The true object' of the Native Land Court
Confiscated lands, 1869, Repudiation movement, Donald McLean: land agent, 1865
Judge Fenton, 1890
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LAND TITLES LIST: 'TEN LANDOWNERS ONLY' RULE - 1865
The 1865 act was very similar to the 1862 act it replaced. However, the new law stated that land titles
issued by the court could list no more than 10 owners. If the land block was larger than 5,000 acres (2,023
hectares) its title could theoretically be issued in the name of the tribe, but in practice this apparently never
occurred. By mid-1872 the Native Land Courts had issued titles to more than 2 million hectares of land,
almost all of it in the Auckland, Wellington and Hawke’s Bay districts. All of this land was sold under the 10owners rule.
INTESTACY (Without making will) RULING 1867
In an 1867 test case, Chief Judge Fenton set a precedent for making succession orders in the Māori Land
Court. Ihāka Takaanini, a rangatira of Papakura, had died in 1864 intestate (without making a will). His
three children disputed with tribal representatives over ownership of a block of his land. Fenton ruled that
in cases of intestacy an undivided share in Māori freehold land would pass to the grantee’s children in
equal shares.
‘TE KOOTI TANGO WHENUA (THE LAND TAKING COURT)’
The Native Land Court became known as ‘te kooti tango whenua’ (the land-taking court) because it
provided the means for transferring most of the land belonging to Māori out of their ownership. The term
‘te kooti tango whenua’ was first used in 1867 by a Crown agent, Captain Reginald Biggs, who encouraged
tribal owners in the East Coast region to place large blocks of land before the court. Although historians
dispute the precise role of the Native Land Court in the alienation of Māori land, it undoubtedly brought
profound changes to Māori society.
1873 REPUDIATION MOVEMENT - CHIEFS CANCEL LAND SALES
By 1873 the development of European settlement in the North Island was lagging behind the South Island,
due to the ravages of warfare and the lack of gold rushes and ensuing economic benefits. The Crown chose
to ENFORCE, promote further settlement – and hoped to avoid the chaos that resulted from uncontrolled
private land sales – by returning to buying land directly from Māori. The existing Māori land law had given
rise to a repudiation movement by Hawke’s Bay chiefs who wished to cancel sales, return the money and
reclaim the land. A commission of enquiry was held into forced sales in the Hawke’s Bay area, where Māori
sellers had been paid with goods, or by settlement of earlier debts, instead of cash. The findings of this
commission resulted in legislation entirely revising the system of Māori land sales.
NATIVE LANDS ACT 1873
The Native Lands Act 1873 laid the pattern for the system of Māori land tenure in use today. The act
abolished the 10-owner rule and required the Native Land Court to list all the owners of a block in a
memorial of title, as ‘tenants in common’. Those individual owners could pass their shares on to their
successors, and if they died without making a will, their shares were divided equally among their children.
Under this system, Māori land titles inevitably became crowded with numerous owners.
Under the 1873 act it became more difficult and expensive to buy Māori land since all sellers first had to be
identified. If necessary a block was split into portions representing those willing to sell and the ‘non-sellers’.
Donald McLean, the native minister primarily responsible for the act, expected it would help Māori retain
their land, but in practice the eagerness of the buyers overwhelmed the reluctance of the sellers.
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Story: Te Kooti Whenua – Māori Land Court
Page 3 – Surveying and other costs, 1880–1900
ATTENDING COURT HEARINGS - INTRODUCE COURT & SURVEY CHARGES - 1880 to
1890
Hearings of the Native Land Court were notoriously complex, lengthy and expensive. The court could only
investigate blocks after they had been surveyed, and the survey costs were met by the Māori owners. Often
20% or more of the value of a block was consumed by its survey costs. The claimants then had to attend
court sittings where they were prey to ‘A PREDATORY HORDE of: STORE-KEEPERS, GROG-SELLERS,
SURVEYORS, LAWYERS, LAND-AGENTS and MONEY-LENDERS’.1 Court sittings sometimes lasted for months,
resulting in additional court costs and legal fees, as well as travel and accommodation costs for the
landowners and competing claimants. At a sitting at Cambridge in the Waikato in 1882, ‘[t]he expenses
were so great that the value of the land was absorbed in the outlay incurred attending the sittings of the
Court.’2
Māori grew deeply alarmed at the actions of the court and between 1880 and 1890 they submitted a huge
number of petitions on this subject to the House of Representatives.
COMPLEX LAW - A STRATEGY TO CAUSE CONFUSION 1865-1909
560 Acts passed taking Maori land
One reason for the many long and expensive Native Land Court hearings was the complexity of Māori land
law. Successive governments passed and amended a huge number of laws dealing with Māori land and the
Native Land Court – eight in 1888 alone, and nine in 1889. In total, between 1865 and 1909 about 560 acts
dealing with Māori land were passed.
1886 GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES 'DEFENCE' ACT
Wirope Hoterini Taipari of Ngati Maru formed and led the Thames and Coromandel districts. He
was appointed a 'Maori Assessor' of the Francis Fentons Native Land Court. His military uniform
and those of his contigent were provided by the Government under its Defense Act of 1886.
(History taken from Maori by Michael King)
1898 FRANCIS DART FENTON DIES
1891 REES–CARROLL COMMISSION
The law became so complex, and dealings in land so confused and tainted by claims of dishonesty, that in
1891 the government set up a commission to enquire into ‘Native land law, the alienation of interests in
Native land, and the Native Land Courts’.5 The commission was also asked to establish principles for the
administration of Māori land that would promote settlement. It became known as the Rees–Carroll
Commission after its commissioners, lawyer and politician William Lee Rees and Māori politician James
Carroll.
The main remedies recommended by the commission were:
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*A Native Land Titles Court to enquire into incomplete Māori land transactions, and arbitrate and validate
those that were fair and proper. This court could issue titles, except in cases where fraud or illegality was
alleged. A separate Validation Court to investigate and determine disputed titles was set up and operated
until 1909.
*Remodelling the Native Land Court to consist of a chief judge, five district judges and five district
commissioners. Reports containing tribal and hapū boundaries and lists of owners for each block would be
prepared before the block was considered by the court.
Few of the commission’s other recommendations were implemented, mainly because they were
inconsistent with government policy to open up Māori land for European settlement.
NATIVE LAND COURT ACT 1894
The Native Land Court Act 1894 was one of several laws making it easier to buy Māori land. It set up a
specialist appeals court and restored the Crown’s right of pre-emption, a right which lasted until 1909.
However, the Crown already purchased most large blocks of Māori land, and in other cases the preemption clause was routinely waived.
Kingi Tawhiao dies 1894.
Fentons government purchased greater areas of geothermal lands in Te Arawa Waiariki,
Rotorua.
THE TAIHOA POLICY (WAIT A BIT), 1900–1920
By the early 20th century about 2 million hectares of land remained in Māori ownership. Māori leaders
repeatedly petitioned Parliament to take action to protect their people from landlessness, and to make
better use of Māori land regarded as unoccupied and unproductive. James Carroll, native minister from
1899, tried with little success to slow the rate of Māori land loss under what was known as the ‘taihoa’
(wait a bit) policy.
MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION 'AD MINISTERS' ACT 1900
Carroll’s attempts to reserve remaining land for Māori included the Maori Land Administration Act 1900.
This established a Māori Land Administration Department and several Māori Land Councils. The councils
were empowered to recognise specific areas of Māori land as papakāinga blocks, which could never be
sold. A combination of inadequate financial resources, unwillingness on the part of Māori to commit their
land to the councils and settler impatience with a system that slowed their access to Māori land led to the
councils ceasing operations within five years.
A long time comingThe complexities and inequity of the law governing the Native Land Court are shown by
the sale of Tūtira, a hill-country block north of Napier. This land, belonging to a hapū of Ngāti Kahungunu,
was leased to Herbert Guthrie-Smith (who later wrote Tutira, a famous account of his efforts to develop the
property). The owners offered the land to the Crown in 1917 but the sale was not completed until 1941.
For the owners who were unwilling to sell their shares, not only did they not benefit from their land, but
they had to pay major surveying costs.
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MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT 1905 - MAORI TRUSTBOARDS INTRODUCED
The Maori Land Settlement Act 1905 replaced the Māori Land Councils with seven Māori Land Boards, each
consisting of a president and two other appointed members, at least one of them Māori. Māori could
voluntarily vest their lands in these boards, which operated only in the North Island. If owners were in
arrears with their rates, or their land was infested with noxious weeds, the Crown could compulsorily vest
their lands in the land boards. Land that was considered ‘surplus’ (not required or suitable for occupation
by its owners) could also be compulsorily vested. The land boards administered the lands on behalf of
the owners, and could lease out blocks for up to 50 years. They also oversaw the sale of more than
930,000 hectares of Māori land in the following 20 years.
As board members were usually the judge and registrar of the local Native Land Court, the courts took on
administrative as well as judicial functions in regard to Māori land.
The land boards formed an administrative arm of the Native Land Court until 1952, when their functions
were transferred to the Māori Trustee.
The Maori Land Settlement Act 1905 replaced the Māori Land Councils with seven Māori Land Boards, each
consisting of a president and two other appointed members, at least one of them Māori. Māori could
voluntarily vest their lands in these boards, which operated only in the North Island. If owners were in
arrears with their rates, or their land was infested with noxious weeds, the Crown could compulsorily vest
their lands in the land boards. Land that was considered ‘surplus’ (not required or suitable for occupation
by its owners) could also be compulsorily vested. The land boards administered the lands on behalf of the
owners, and could lease out blocks for up to 50 years. They also oversaw the sale of more than 930,000
hectares of Māori land in the following 20 years.
As board members were usually the judge and registrar of the local Native Land Court, the courts took on
administrative as well as judicial functions in regard to Māori land. The land boards formed an
administrative arm of the Native Land Court until 1952, when their functions were transferred to the Māori
Trustee.
NATIVE LAND ACT 1909 - FURTHER CROWN LAND THEFT
The Native Land Act 1909 consolidated a complex mix of legislation into one comprehensive law. The act
prevented the Crown from buying Māori land unless a meeting of all owners had agreed to accept the
Crown’s offer. Crown pre-emption was again removed. The Native Land Court was empowered to set up
consolidation schemes to regroup adjacent blocks of land into larger blocks, which were often then sold to
the Crown. The jurisdiction of the court was extended to include social functions such as:
making orders for the adoption of children by Māori
appointing trustees for Māori who were unable to manage their own affairs
the incorporation of the owners-in-common of native land.
This act did little to restrict Crown purchases of Māori land, and over 800,000 more hectares, almost all in
the North Island, were sold in the following 14 years.
A 1920 survey showed that only about 19 acres (7.6 hectares) of Māori land remained for each of the
49,000 North Island Māori. From this period the government showed less interest in buying remaining
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Māori land, and more concern that impoverished Māori should not be a burden on the state. The Native
Land Court moved away from its role as a ‘land-taking court’, and instead made greater efforts to help
Māori develop their remaining lands. A Native Trustee was established to loan money to individual Māori
for this purpose. Under the influence of Sir Āpirana Ngata, the Native Trustee funded a series of large landdevelopment schemes in rural areas.
MAORI PURPOSES ACT 1947 - CHANGE OF NAME FROM 'NATIVE TO MAORI LAND
COURT'
The Native Land Court became the Māori Land Court under the Maori Purposes Act 1947, which required
that the term ‘Māori’ should replace ‘native’ in any official context. In 1952 the Māori Trustee assumed the
functions of the Māori Land Boards.
MAORI AFFAIRS ACT 1953 - DIVIDING MAORI LAND TO CUSTOMARY, FREEHOLD,
RESERVE
The Maori Affairs Act 1953 defined three types of Māori land – customary, freehold and reserve land. Most
controversially, it gave the Māori Land Court the power to vest Māori freehold land valued at less than £25
in the Māori Trustee. The act also tried to improve the use and development of Māori land by allowing
some flexibility in land management, such as through trusts. It remained the governing legislation for Māori
land for 40 years. This same year elizabeth is crowned and her coat of symbol instructing LAND USE is
introduced.
1953-present QUEEN ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND IS CROWNED AND HER 'COAT OF
ARMS' SYMBOL ENFORCED IN NEW ZEALAND
Queen Elizabeth of England is crowned. And, her Crown 'Coat of Arms' symbol instructing 'New Zealand
Land Use' is introduced. This emblem becomes the official Maori landcourt, criminal, & family courthouse
instruction. The next era of introduced crown justice system endeavour in which Judges, lawyers,
politicians, police are sworn in under.
Queen Elizabeths Health Systen Introduced Enforcement. Her work includes Corriners (cause of deaths
records) instructions under Queen Elizabeths hospitals. Birth records. Queen elizabeths colonial era of
enforcement upon Maori is introduced through her health endeavours. Governing Maori health through
mental hospitals introduced, chemical prescribed medications administered by its doctors & nurses, gave
birth to Chemist Pharamacists, Physiologists for labelling Maori as mentally ill, targeted for treatments
and institutionalisation in Mental institutes era. Another form of colonisation tactics to oppress
generations of Indigenous to be foreigners in their own lands. Landless, homeless, starving.
Waves of immigration opened under political party leadership instructed by the coat of arms sheild 3
ships centered. NZ Citizenship would follow by Borough Council Mayors as expected in plans.
MAORI AFFAIRS AMENDMENT ACT 1967
A committee of inquiry chaired by former Chief Māori Land Court Judge Ivor Pritchard reviewed the power
and jurisdiction of the court in 1967. Many of its recommendations were incorporated in the Maori Affairs
Amendment Act 1967. Māori opposition to the compulsory acquisition of ‘uneconomic interests’ (land
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blocks worth less than $50) and provision to convert Māori land with fewer than five owners to general
land led to the act’s replacement by the Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1974.
McCARTHY COMMISSION 1978 - REVISION OF CROWN LAW GOVERNING MAORI
AFFAIRS
In 1978 another commission of inquiry, chaired
In 1978 another commission of inquiry, chaired by Sir Thaddeus McCarthy, inquired into the structure and
operation of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court. Its 1980 report recommended that both
courts should operate without major changes until Māori lands were adequately recorded in District Land
Registries. The courts’ judicial functions should then be taken over by general courts and their land
administration functions by the Department of Māori Affairs and bodies such as the Māori Land Board and
Māori Land Advisory Committees. The McCarthy Commission noted the complexity of the Maori Affairs Act
1953 and advised that a complete revision of the law governing Māori affairs was necessary. Note:
McCarthy became McCarty in todays courts system favouring English immgrant family names, courts have
become owned by ' university law degreed' English pakeha families. NZ courts are pakeha family affairs
business.
TE TURE WHENUA MAORI 1993
From the 1970s Māori issues, including Māori land legislation, became much more prominent in New
Zealand’s political life. A shift in political attitudes to focus on preventing further sales of Māori land led to
the revision of Māori land law proposed by the 1978 McCarthy Commission. The resulting legislation, Te
Ture Whenua Maori (Maori Land Act) 1993, was the first piece of Māori land legislation to include a
reference to the Treaty of Waitangi. Its preamble acknowledged the special relationship between the Māori
people and the Crown established by the treaty, affirmed that it is desirable to recognise that land is a
taonga tuku iho (treasure handed down) of special significance to Māori people, and promoted retention,
occupation, development, and use of land for the benefit of its owners, their whānau and their hapū.
TE TURE WHENUA MAORI 2014 - CROWN ASSERTS ITS PLANS TO AQUIRE THE LAST
OF MAORI LANDS USING TREATY
From the 1970s Māori issues, including Māori land legislation, became much more prominent in New
Zealand’s political life. The 1993 Te Ture Whenua Act enforced is now being implemented in 2014 as part of
the crowns endeavour plans to aquire the last of Maori. A false Act disguised to focus on preventing further
sales of Māori land led to the revision of Māori land law proposed by the 1978 McCarthy Commission. The
resulting legislation, Te Ture Whenua Maori (Maori Land Act) 1993, was the first piece of Māori land
legislation to include a reference to the Treaty of Waitangi. Its preamble acknowledged the special
relationship between the Māori people and the Crown established by the treaty, affirmed that it is
desirable to recognise that land is a taonga tuku iho (treasure handed down) of special significance to
Māori people, and promoted retention, occupation, development, and use of land for the benefit of its
owners, their whānau and their hapū. This act is another crown strategy of greed for profit gains which will
NOT BENEFIT the TRUE landowners. Injustice Remains: Last year 2014 National party Te Ture Whenua
presentation was brought to Rotorua Distinction hotel. For further requirement of Maori land. Yet they had
already asserted the act back in 1993. Enforcing it in 2014 playing their lying Judge Fentons plans again in a
repeat of history greed.
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NOTE: Most historical FACTS Information gathered is taken from: TE ARA WEBSITE
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/te-kooti-whenua-maori-land-court/page-5.
MAORI A Photographic and Social history by Michael King (revised version)
NEW ZEALAND HISTORY TIMELINE
1352
A GREAT FLEET OF CANOES ARRIVES IN AOTEAROA - NEW ZEALAND
INCLUDING TE ARAWA WAKA BRINGING NGATOROIRANGI
From this place called Hawaiki (a spiritual place), the Great fleet arrived
including Te Arawa waka captained by Tamatekapua te Rangatira. To
bring the Ariki ranking Tohunga, Ngatoroirangi. Naming and claiming land
areas for future generations, settling in Te Arawa tribal lands. Ko Maketu
te moana ko Tongariro te maunga.
1642
Dutchman Abel Tasman attacked killing four of his men for not heeding
unwelcoming warnings from the New Zealanders - Maori. Neither
unstanding what the other was saying.
1872
English explorer James Cook arrived after receiving a letter instructed by
military Earl Morton of the Royal society. Cook too was atracked. No
european natiin had the right to occupy any part of their country, or settle
among them without their voluntary consent. (Ref Maori a photographic &
social society by Michael King page 45). It was a long establushed code of
behaviour. After such aggressive challenging exchanges, assured both of
their own courage and their safety, the New Zealanders were often willing
to barter and to offer friendship.
1769
Frenchman Jean de Surville sighted New Zealand, 2 months after Cook
1807-1814
INTRODUCING GUN POWERED MUSKETS INTO TRIBAL WARFARE
After heavy religious conversions in the far north. Introduction of English
gunpower weapons in the form of muskets guns, fire arms. Using muskets
in tribal warfare against other Maori. Hokianga Ngapuhi were intercepted
by Ngati Whatua. Ngapuhi began raids to Corramendel Peninsula, Bay of
plenty, East Coast, Taranaki and central north island. Muskets verses
musketless defenders were killed by gunfire.
1810 -1839
RAIDS ON MAORI SETTLEMENTS BY MAORI
40 major raids took place touching all parts of north island and involving
the northern half of the south island, except the KING COUNTRY. Of these
raids 30 were conducted by Nga Puhi, and the remainder by Waikato, Ngti
Toa, Ngati Raukawa, Taranaki, Ngati Whatua, Ngati Tuwharetoa and
Tuhoe.
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1814
Religious Church Missionary Samuel Marsden of the Anglican church
missionary society arrived in a visit.
1820-1821
HONGI HIKA VISITS ENGLAND & AUSTALIA BRINGING BACK MUSKETS
Hongi Hika visied England and Australia, returning with over 1000
muskets. He set off south again with more than 2000 men. At Mokoia and
Mauinaina Pa - Auckland, he built towers and fired at the defenders over
tgeir fortifications. Ngapuhi took both oa, slaughtered over 1000 people
took many back as slaves to work their flax cultivations.
1822 - 1838
Wesleyans, and the religious catholics from France followed. Proselytising
did not begin until 1820s. Like most europeans before them missionaries
tended to settle in or close to Maori communities. Note: this was with
strtegic purpose to enforce their religious beliefs through services taking
Maori interested, including separating the children for SUNDAY
SCHOOLING, which led to english state schools introduced for attendence
enforcement or else! Maori converted evangelists began to spread the
word of religious faith, news of the 'gospel of Jesus' spread through out
the country. English etc Missionary settlers, Using Maori to do their work
for them. (Taken from Maori by Michael King)
1830-1940
IMMIGRATION TO NZ: EUROPEAN POPULATION NUMBERS MASS
INCREASE:
1930 the populatiin of eurooeans was 300. By 1940 there were about
2000. Slowly Maoris close to european coastal communities began to
realise the extent to their identity and customs could swallowed up by this
mighty influx of foreigners.
1840
TREATY OF WAITANGI DRAWN UP HASTILY FOR SIGNING
Captain William Hobson was dispatched to Bay of Islands from Australia,
New South Wales as a military Lieutenant Govenor, he drew up a treaty by
which the New Zealanders themselves would cede sovereignty of their
country to the British crown. The treaty of Waitangi became a source of
contention and confusion. Much of the confusion being separate and
different maori and english versions. It seems to have been drafted hastily,
shortly before the first signing ceremony. The men responsible were
neither diplomats nor lawyers, and Hobson himself was severely ill at the
time (he died 2 years later). The Englishman, religious missionary Henry
Williams equally, hastily, translated it into Maori. BUT IN DOING SO HE
VIRTUALLY RE-WROTE THE TREATY. So as to make it more acceptable to
Maori who would debate its merits. The english version said the Maoris
would cede sovereignty to Queen Victoria, the Maori version coined the
work 'kawanatanga' or governship. The 2nd article in the english
guaranteed the cheifs and tribes 'full undisturbed possession of their
lands, estates forests fisheries and other properties'. The Maori versiin
referred to 'rangatiratanga' - 'the entire chieftianship of their lands, their
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villages and all their property'. The english text gives the crown 'the
exclusive right of pre-emption' (that is the EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO BUY
MAORI LAND), the maori version is open to the interpretation that the
Crown should have 1st offer only. A confused debate over the terms of
the treaty took place among only 45 Chiefs AGAINST the european
sponsors of the document in front of Bristish resident James Busbys house
on February 1840 . And the mostly male Chiefs signed it on 6th February.
(Taken from Maori by Michael King).
This highlights Maori culture, as a 'Male Dominated' culture where men
have all the say in territory leadership. HOWEVER, MANY AREA CHIEFS
NEVER SIGNED INCLUDING central north island bay of plenty, TE ARAWA
because of the ranks Ariki 1st authority & Rangatira 2nd authority were
upheld as set by Ariki Tohunga Ngatoroirangi and Tamatekapua te Captain
Rangatira pre-arranged some 800 years prior, on the landing at Maketu of
Te Arawa wakatoa. This balance of power speaking rights shifted back to
women after 'place naming kawanatanga(governance) authorities were
strategically specified' for a balance, and the Kingitanga where a Maori
Kuini Te Puea, Pirihini had ALL speaking rights asserted. Strategically
planned to match english colonisation of Maori and their lands.
1850
ENGLANDS AUSSIE TE TIRITI O WAITANGI ENFORCEMENT IN HOKIANGA NGAPUHI
Te tiriti o Waitangi signed in Hokianga, Ngapuhi at top of north island if
New Zealand, of which Te Arawa never signed. In spite of obvious
misunderstandings, reservations and the refusal of some chiefs to sign the
document, and the fact that other chiefs were NOT CONSULTED AT ALL,
HOBSON PROCLAIMED BRITISH SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE WHOLE OF NEW
ZEALAND.
1840 -
NAMING 3 MAIN 'SEA PORT' CITIES OF NZ: AUCKLAND SEA TRADING
PORTS, WELLINGTON, AND CHRISTCHURCH
It was these mains seaport locatiins upon which these 3 main cities
dominate the nation to this day. Open for seatrading exports and imports.
Business developments, where much of the countries money have been
poured into. Crown courthouse establishments, The Maori claimants then
had to attend court sittings where they were prey to ‘A PREDATORY
HORDE of: STORE-KEEPERS, GROG-SELLERS, SURVEYORS, LAWYERS, LANDAGENTS and MONEY-LENDERS’. This is what whole cities were founded
upon in New Zealand.
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1844
CHOPPING DOWN BRITISH FLAGSTAFF BY HONGI HIKA: MAORI FLAG TO
REPLACE IT1
On the 8th Julyy 1944, Bay of Islands Ngapuhi chief Hone Heke(or
Ngapuhis acting for him), chopped down a flagstaff at Kororareka.
Although he had signed the treaty of Waitangi. Heke had become
disenchanted by european colonisation. He belived FLYING OF THE
BRITISH FLAG DEPRIVED CHIEFS OF THEIR MANA AND MAORIS OF THEIR
LAND. He announced his determination to remove this symbol of maori
subjugation, and called on the govenor to raise a Maori flag in its place
1850s
MAORI UNITING UNDER A 1st MAORI KING :
A series of meetings in the North island in the 1950s, canvassed the idea
the idea that Maoris should unite under a king. This movement inspired by
Te Rauparaha's son Tamihana, arose in part from the fact that the
presence of europeans had created a sense of 'Maoriness' (and it was in
this decade that the word Maori came to be used for the first time, by
the New Zealand Polynesians to describe themselves). It also arose from
the belief that the key to apparent European superiority lay in their UNITY
UNDER THE THE BRITSH CROWN. If Maoris could achieve a similar unity
under their own monarch, it was argued, they would be able to MATCH
European confidence and cohesian.
*Retain Their Lands,
*Preserve Customary Law
*Preserve Traditional Authority
With these OBJECTIVES IN VIEW, the elderly and ailing Waikato Chief Te
Wherowhero was selected as the 1st Maori King in 1856 at
representative gathering of Tribes at Pukawa, near Taupo. He was
installed at his capital at Ngaruawahia and took the name Potatau*.
IDENTITY AS 'MAORI' was first INTRODUCED
Note:-history record taken from book, 'Maori a photographic and social
history' by Michael King from page 50. Potatau Te Wherowhero's other
name was Kingi Tawhiao.
1850s - 1860
MAORI KINGSHIP AUTHORITY THREAT LEADS TO LAND WARS
There is no doubt that a pattern of history proves, that a Maori Authority
presence and establishment was a direct threat and form of attack
strategy to match the British empires racist english monarchs. It was this,
that led to start Land Wars introduced, history of pakeha movement mass
bloodshed, in New Zealand, under Govenor George Grey etc. Massive land
confiscations (1.3 million hectares), which further crippled and embittered
the vanquished tribes.
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1856-1860
LAND WARS LED TO LAND CONFISCATION - 1860s onwards
Following the New Zealand wars of the 1860s, the Native Land Court was
involved in the confiscation of Māori land. The courts were given specific
powers to investigate the claims of ‘rebel’ and ‘non-rebel’ landowners.
Land owned by ‘rebels’ was deemed to be Crown land.
Tribal fighting was a major of the later NZ Wars. Some Maori groups
joined up with emperial forces to carry on vendettas with traditional
enemies. This under the 'self righteous' banner of the British Crown of
England.
1856
Pataka built for Ngati Tuwharetoa Paramount Chief Te Heuheu
WAIKATO CHIEF POTATAU TE WHEROWHERO - KINGI TAWHIAO WAS
CHOSEN MAORI KING.
1825-1898
FRANCIS DART FENTON BORN 1825
Francis Dart Fenton born 1825, later became of age to work behind seens
developing himself before becoming a crown public authority figure
around age 30 in the late 1950s. The work of Judge Francis Dart Fenton
began in Rotorua, including introducing the native Maori land courthouse.
He died age 72 years old.
1865 - 1873
FENTONS 'PUBLIC FIGURE' WORK BEGINS IN ROTORUA
Te Kooti whenua (Fentons Native landcourt - land taking court). Donald
McLean: land agent, 1865. 45 year old Francis Dart Fenton started the
colonial plan on behalf of Queen Victoria whether Maori signed or not.
1869
Land Confiscations - target, labelling Maori as rebels for non compliance.
Fentons cruelty - Raiding Maori land, murdering Original rank landowners.
1873
FENTONS NATIVE LANDS ACT
1890
FENTONS PLANS FOR ROTORUA DICTATED AT HUI TAMATEKAPUA MARAE
A meeting held at Tamatekapua meeting house, Ōhinemutu, Lake
Rotorua. Behind the table are (left) Resident Magistrate Gilbert Mair and
(centre) Native Land Court Judge Francis Dart Fenton. The meeting is
discussing THEIR PAKEHA WHITE WASHED PLANS, in the sale of land which
later became the 'Spa Town of Rotorua'. However, the landowners, Ngāti
Whakaue, did not understand that the deal would permanently deprive
them of their land. In 1993, following a Waitangi Tribunal claim, they
signed a settlement acknowledging their grievance. Eight years later
Fenton dies.
1891
1891 REES–CARROLL COMMISSION
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1894
FENTONS NATIVE LAND ACT
1894
Kingi Tawhiao also known as Potatau Te Wherowhero, dies 1894.
Tainui Kingitanga movement
1894
Fentons government purchased greater areas of geothermal lands
in Te Arawa Waiariki, Rotorua.
1898
FRANCIS Dart FENTON DIES
1888 - 1909
ATTENDING COURT HEARINGS - INTRODUCE COURT & SURVEY
CHARGES
1886
Mount Tarawera Eruption of which the village of TeWairoa was buried,
along with the Geothermal wonderland of the pink and white terraces.
1865 - 1909
COMPLEX LAW - A STRATEGY TO CAUSE CONFUSION
1900-1920
THE TAIHOA POLICY (WAIT A BIT), 1900–1920
1900
MAORI LAND ADMINISTRATION 'AD MINISTER' ACT 1900
1905
MAORI LAND SETTLEMENT ACT - MAORI TRUSTBOARDS
INTRODUCED
1908
NATIVE LAND ACT 1909 - FURTHER CROWN LAND THEFT
1920-1930s
NZ FIRST DEPRESSION 1920 - 1930s
1928
FREDRICK BENNETT APPOINTED 1st ANGLICAN BISHOP OF
AOTEAROA
The anglican church was especially arciduous in its recruitment and
training of Maori clergy. Rev. Fredrick Bennett trained his concert party
which performed around the north island to raise money for building
churches at Awahou, Te Ngae and Mourea. Religion, was another strategy
form of colonisation to take lands for church building and schooling.
Participating in religious beliefs services. Church attendence growth in
people attendence numbers with Tithing support grew the increase
number of anglican churches around the country. Using Maori, because of
their blood relations with various hapu, and their complete fluency in their
own language often gave them political and persuasive advantages over
their mentors.
1935
ELECTION OF THE 1st LABOUR GOVERNMENT
1947
MAORI PURPOSES ACT 1947 - CHANGE OF NAME FROM 'NATIVE
TO MAORI LAND COURT'
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1953
MAORI AFFAIRS ACT 1953 - DIVIDING MAORI LAND TO
CUSTOMARY, FREEHOLD, RESERVE
1953-present
QUEEN ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND CROWNED - COURT COAT OF
ARMS INTRODUCED in NEW ZEALAND
Queen Elizabeth of England is crowned and her 'Coat of Arms' symbol
instructing 'New Zealand Land Use' is introduced. A coat of arms to
instruct New Zealand.
This emblem becomes the official Maori landcourt, criminal, & family
courthouse instruction, Corriners instructions under Queen Elizabeths
hospitals, crown justice system in which Judges, lawyers, politicians,
police are sworn in under. Queen elizabeths colonial era of enforcement
upon Maori is introduced. Governing Maori health through mental
hospitals introduced, chemical medications administered by doctors &
nurses. Chemical poisons era, mass poisoning farm, native forests lands
through pharmacy insecticides, pesticides.
1967
MAORI AFFAIRS AMENDMENT ACT 1967
1972
TE KOOTI CAMPAIGN ENDS
1978
McCARTHY COMMISSION 1978 - REVISION OF ENGLISH CROWN
LAW GOVERNING MAORI LAND WAS NECESSARY
1993
TE TURE WHENUA MAORI 1993
A repeat of history carrying on judge fentons work asserting acts layer
upon layer with endeavour journeys, forms of land theft. This act
introduced waiting to be FULLY ENFORCED later under national
governance.
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2014
TE TURE WHENUA MAORI 1993 - FURTHER MAORI LAND
REQUIRED BY THE CROWNS NATIONAL PARTY REPRESENTATION
Chris Finalyson national party crown representation, brought this fake
presentation to Te Arawa at Distinction hotel hui late last year.
CONCLUSION:
Now, we can clearly understand how this city of Rotorua was truly upon racism, maori land confiscations
through labelling non compliance with 'rebel'. Murdering true land owners, whilst those maori who
complied with the crown supported fentons cruelty. Tourism led to immigration where now days foreigners
own Rotorua snd are housed while many maori are homeless, stripped of their lands governed by FALSE
CROWN MAORI TRUST boards. Maori targeted by Fentons court of law enforcement for jailing.
RESEARCH HISTORY COMPLETED BY RangiMarie, Te Arawa Navigational Researcher of Investigative Studies
(MISA) Maori Investigative Studies Authority.
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SUBMISSION NO. 07
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 07
Bernard Ivory
Reasoning:
The proposal is more than 'partnership' - it is to appoint people to the Council and to give them not only
voting rights equal to those of elected Councillors but access to all manner of Council information not
normally available to Citizens..
All that is required to give (a) Council access to Maori advice and (b) Maori the opportunity to offer advice is
a properly constituted Maori Advisory Board. To ensure that the Council is informed of all views on matters,
that Board should be complemented by a similarly constituted Citizens' Advisory Board.
None because it is the result of the identification and analysis of a narrow range of options that avoids any
that achieve appropriate results without giving voting rights access to Council information to unelected
people.
The proposal to give voting rights to people appointed not by the Council but by Committee that has not
been shown to be fully representative of all the various Maori hapu/iwi within the District.
The proposal is grossly unbalanced in that there are no complementary proposals to give the majority of the
population in the District, nonMaori, the same opportunity to provide Council with views, suggestions,
proposals, etc and thereby contribute to the Council's decision making processes..
The Democratic Governance Model proposed by the Rotorua Pro-Democracy Society has not been
considered in the same detail as the TAPP yet it is clear that it offers a balanced approach to assisting
Councillors in their decisions with giving voting rights and access to detailed Council information to nonelected people.
SUBMISSION NO. 08
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 08
Wayne K Mant
Reasoning: Not supplied
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SUBMISSION NO. 09
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 09
Elaine Campbell
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SUBMISSION NO. 10
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 10
Hui-Tzu (Waitsu) Wu
Reasoning:
Council should work more effectively with Te Arawa within the system we already have such as consulting
with Director Kaupapa Maori and councillors who identify as Te Arawa.
The Council will have clear feedback and direction from Te Arawa.
1. Representatives should be elected to council by public vote by way of local elections.
2. As a ratepayer I do not think that representatives who have not been elected by the public should be
paid by ratepayers.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why?
I think a special advocacy committee should be formed by Te Arawa to assist Council in all decisions
affecting Te Arawa and the public.
SUBMISSION NO. 11
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 11
Douglas Campbell
Reasoning:
Partnership with Te Arawa allows full voting rights for Te Arawa representatives on very important
committees established by the Rotorua District Council who are voted and elected by ratepayers and the Te
Arawa representatives are not ratepayer elected or nominated by anyone but a few selected personnel on
council and the Te Arawa board.
I disagree with the selection of any personnel not put in place on any committees, if these personnel are not
selected and voted in place by ratepayers of Rotorua and districts.
Full voting rights by unelected representatives of the city and districts ratepayers and this is a situation which
should not be permitted.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Not supplied
If a fair solution cannot be reached perhaps a new election of Mayor and councillors should be held giving a
true perspective to this problem which has been created by a small number of personnel.
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SUBMISSION NO. 12
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 12
Jack and Noeleen Martelli
We have lived and worked in Reporoa all our lives. We have three grown children and nine grandchildren,
also living in the area. Six are of mixed blood, European
and Maori.
We think your new Partnership Proposal is way out of order in our Democratic country and should never
have got off first base. This undemocratic idea will do immeasurable damage to our race relations.
It will give special treatment to Maori for no other reason than their skin is brown. We do not want
that situation anywhere in New Zealand. It is patronizing to the Maori race to even suggest that Maori
cannot stand on equal footing with any other race. We do not want our grandchildren to ever consider that
thought.
Drop it now before it becomes a major problem. for all of us.
SUBMISSION NO. 13
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 13
James Megson
There should be full and open conciliation with duly appointed representatives of Te Arawa on issues that
could be culturally sensitive or cause offence.
There is no place in a Democracy for appointees to vote on policy, this in my opinion the first step toward a
Dictatorship.
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SUBMISSION NO. 14
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 14
Jill Revell
Reasoning:
The proposal is not a democratic process which can lead to corruption.
Do not agree with any of it.
It is not a democratic process.
SUBMISSION NO. 15
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 15
Chris McAlonan
Reasoning:
Not sure what you mean by the last question as you do not state what that particular partnership would
entail.
I am fully in support of having Maori representatives attend relevant meetings as expert advisers just as you
would expect an engineer or whatever to attend a relevant meeting in an advisory capacity.
If this is what you mean by a partnership then I do support it.
If you mean that appointed Maori representatives can then vote as if they are an elected council member
then I do not support it.
I am more than happy for Maori as a united group to lobby, to consult with, and to advise council on matters
that affect them specifically as Maori. Should the matter not affect them specifically but simply as members
of the wider community then they should have the same rights as the wider community.
Expert advisers are just that. advisers. They attend relevant meetings so they can advise the non-experts
who are charged with making a decision. It is not the place of such advisers to make the decision and they
have no mandate to do so. We elect representatives from the community to make decisions. They do this on
our behalf based on the advice they receive from experts and other interested or affected parties. They will
often have to consider conflicting advice and desired outcomes and make a decision either way. That is why
these decisions need to be made by elected representatives and not by the expert advisers.
That is why we have elections.
I disagree with unelected advisers having the right to vote on any council matters.
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It strikes me that this whole concept came to a head because of inept handling of a matter by council with
regard to consultation with, and subsequent treatment of, a local Iwi.
The council already had in place a system for consultation and didn't follow it properly. Don't blame the
model. Blame the people using it.
SUBMISSION NO. 16
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 16
Colin Matthews
I disagree with the entire proposal and the way the Mayor and her cohorts have tried to impleament it.
There is a democratic process for being represented on Council and that is called an election held every four
years.Te Arawa are all ready represented by those Iwi members who have been elected through that
process.
If they want to gain the balance of power on the Council let them try to get more members elected by that
means not through holding the majority to ransom over what may or may not have happened 150 years ago.
I notice they only mention the alleged 'good' they have done, not the bad things that have also contributed to
the evolution of Rotorua.
If it is democratic and I have a right to do so I instruct the council member representing me to vote AGAINST
the entire proposal.
SUBMISSION NO. 17
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 17
Margaret Barnett
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people on Council committees making decisions
I don't want disproportionate power going to any interested group
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I don't support the Te Arawa partnership plan
I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes. I support the Democratic
Government Model. I want a Maori Policy Advisory, a community policy advisory Board, individuals and
interested groups and expert officials to advise Elected councillors who make decisions
SUBMISSION NO. 18
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 18
R & S Firman
SUBMISSION NO. 19
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 19
Philip Andrews QSM
Having read the Te Arawa Partnership Model proposal I wish to make the following observations:
1.
I would like to know in what ways the effectiveness of Te Arawa Standing Committee
was unsatisfactory to Te Arawa?
2.
I support a kaitiaki role within the district for Te Arawa but not via spokespeople given voting rights on
Council committees although unelected by ratepayers.
3.
My suggestion is for an improved model of the Te Arawa Standing Committee.
4.
I oppose the appointment of unelected people on to Council committees.
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SUBMISSION NO. 20
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 20
Leonard Barnett
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people on Council committees making decisions.
I don't want disproportionate power going to any interested group.
I don't support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
I support the democratic Governance Model. I want a Maori Policy Advisory, a community Policy Advisory
Board, individuals and interest groups, and expert officials to advise Elected Councillors who make
decisions.
SUBMISSION NO. 21
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 21
Reynold Macpherson
Reasoning:
The proposed Te Arawa Partnership Plan is undemocratic. It will only benefit the two partners, not the wide
range of stakeholders in our community. It will marginalize non-partner stakeholders. It violates the Local
Government Act which requires "democratic and effective decision-making". It is a power grab by a new elite
in Te Arawa wanting to share power with the elite group in the current regime running Council in order to
establish an ethnocratic oligarchy in perpetuity. I don’t want unelected people on Council committees making
decisions, disproportionate power going to any interest group, and for everyone to be able to contribute fairly
to decision-making processes prior to elected Councillors making decisions.
None of them. The proposed Te Arawa Partnership Plan is undemocratic. It will only benefit the two partners,
not the wide range of stakeholders in our community. It will marginalize non-partner stakeholders. It violates
the Local Government Act which requires "democratic and effective decision-making". It is a power grab by a
new elite in Te Arawa wanting to share power with the elite group in the current regime running Council in
order to establish an ethnocratic oligarchy in perpetuity. I don’t want unelected people on Council
committees making decisions, disproportionate power going to any interest group, and for everyone to be
able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes prior to elected Councillors making decisions.
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All of it. The proposed Te Arawa Partnership Plan is undemocratic. It will only benefit the two partners, not
the wide range of stakeholders in our community. It will marginalize non-partner stakeholders. It violates the
Local Government Act which requires "democratic and effective decision-making". It is a power grab by a
new elite in Te Arawa wanting to share power with the elite group in the current regime running Council in
order to establish an ethnocratic oligarchy in perpetuity. I don’t want unelected people on Council
committees making decisions, disproportionate power going to any interest group, and for everyone to be
able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes prior to elected Councillors making decisions.
Why am I not being asked the question on the Submission Form - ‘Is there another option or arrangement
that you prefer and why?’ Why are there no questions regarding Options 1, 3 and 4 as promised by the
Mayor on 18 December?
I also want to complain about the obvious bias in the questions above that blatantly try to predetermine the
TAPP outcome. This is meant to be fair public consultations. The Mayor, 8 Councillors and Officials who
supported the use of this questionnaire should be ashamed of themselves. I trust that Officials will analyse
the responses with determined neutrality and provide a sophisticated content analyses of open-ended
responses to the Council and the people.
I want to have Democratic Governance, as guaranteed in the LGA (2002). I want a Māori Policy Advisory
Board, a Community Policy Advisory Board, and for individuals, interest groups and expert officials to advise
elected Councillors, who alone should make decisions in the public interest.
I don’t support the TAPP. I want Democratic Governance as is my human right and legal entitlement.
SUBMISSION NO. 22
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 22
G F Brasser
Reasoning:
This is a democratic country where people can select the persons that govern, nationally and locally. To take
this democratic right away from is disgusting.
None. They are unbelievably stupid
All of them. It is the same question as above in different words.
Yes. There should be another question like:
DO YOU HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL?
Your questions are so biased, it could be considered as corrupt.
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SUBMISSION NO. 23
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 23
Allan MacKenzie
Reasoning:
Because it is divisive to the Community and belittling to Maori as if they cannot foot it in society with the rest
of the population.
The Ratepayers cannot afford it.
It may not be legal and is certainly stretching the meaning of Democracy a bit too far.
No sector of the Community should be singled out for special treatment as regards Local Government
representation.
There is no evidence that Te Arawa have any special knowledge or skills that is not available in the wider
community.
None at all as it amounts to tokenism and divisiveness.
It also an added expense to the Ratepayers as many of our present Councillors were voted in on the basis of
halting borrowing and keeping spending within income and not lashing out on expensive projects we can't
afford.
It begs the question that is this proposal is affordable where did the money suddenly come from or what else
has to be paid for by borrowing?
Before the Council spends more on this proposal i would point out that their is a lot of infrastructure in need
of upgrade and further money as and when it becomes available should be earmarked for this. Things such
as worn out and dangerous footpaths in many areas as an example That is the real work of Local bodies..
All of it; especially as regards speaking and voting rights on Council committees. They will not be answerable
to the Ratepayers and could in time lead to corruption. . Not to mention divisive. Maori today go to the same
schools as the rest of the Community and can if they choose go on to higher education so do not need to be
patronising in this manner. Are we saying they are still in the stone age as regards mentality? If not then why
treat them as if they are. Them being here first does not prove anything in this day and age as time has
moved on since 1840. We are all living in the 21st century and must learn to cope with what is to come and
not dwell on what has past, all the time.
This appears to be an expensive exercise that has not as yet been costed out for the ratepayers to digest.
Left up to me any proposal would first of all have to pass a simple test of how much is it going to cost?
This proposal has not as yet come up with an accurate figure in this regard. "About" is not enough to pass
muster. Until we have a clear indication the Council has no right to consider it any further.
Finally please don't meddle with Democracy as where this has happened history shows it leads to more
trouble.
Benjamin Disraeli once said that a Precedent embalms a principal and in this case the principal being
democracy it would be because it is dead as you only embalm dead bodies. Is that what we want for Rotorua
because bringing in this element of divisiveness will ensure it happens.
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SUBMISSION NO. 25
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 25
Raewyn Aroa
Reasoning:
I DO NOT support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan because it is blatantly undemocratic to give unelected
people on Council committees voting rights and making decisions.
It is therefore not fair to all the other races and interest groups in our town.
It is also insulting to all the extremely capable Maori suggesting as it does that the only way they can have a
voice is through the back door like this and not by standing for election, as many have done successfully in
the past.
I do not want our rates to rise, which is inevitable with the additional costs associated with this plan.
I agree with NONE of it.
What I do I support is the Democratic Governance Model which does not have unelected people on Council
committees having voting rights and making decisions.
I don’t want disproportionate power going to any interest group.
I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes that affect all of us.
I disagree with ALL of it because it is undemocratic. I do not want unelected people on Council committees
making decisions.
I disagree with the Te Arawa Partnership Plan because it provides for disproportionate power to go to one
interest group. This is undemocratic.
I disagree with the Te Arawa Partnership Plan because it does not allow for everyone to be able to contribute
fairly to decision-making processes. This is undemocratic.
WHAT DO I WANT?
I want our Council to govern in a democratic way. So therefore I support the Democratic Governance Model.
I want only elected people on Council committees making decisions.
I want our Council acting for all races and people in our city, and not giving disproportionate power to any
interest group.
I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes.
I want effective consultation, which is fine and necessary. To provide this I want a Māori Policy Advisory
Board, a Community Policy Advisory Board, individuals and interest groups, and expert officials to advise the
elected councillors who then make informed decisions.
I want our rates to not be lumbered with the additional costs associated with this plan.
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I want responsibility from our Council to act as they were elected to do, ie. to represent all people, .
I want democracy.
Therefore I support the DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE MODEL and I want the Te Arawa Partnership plan to
NOT go ahead.
SUBMISSION NO. 26
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 26
Eddie Piper
Reasoning:
I don't normally send in my thoughts, but partnering with the te awara is something that's got to be done. It's
well overdue. Despite the scaremongering that's filling our newspapers, I think the average joe like me can
see the benefits of bringing the te awara to the table. We're stronger when we work together. We've got to
think about the future, not hold on to fears from the past.
I think all of what they propose is fine - even the voting membership.
In the background info I see that many councils around the country are already doing what the te awara are
asking for, and it hasn't been the end of democracy (like some people in our city are trying to make us
believe). Don't be scared to try it Councillors. If it doesn't work you can always review it and change later.
I'm not sure if they are giving other maoris who live here enough voice which can be a problem in the future if
those ones want to be part of decision making too. Some of my maori friends at work aren't te arawa and
have been saying that, so you have to be careful around that.
Just do it. The future needs us all working together.
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SUBMISSION NO. 27
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 27
Ian Boot
Reasoning:
I want to see only the councillors we elected democratically making decisions. There is no way that I wish to
see unelected people and especially any with a racial bias, involved with making decisions on the council.
None for the above reasons.
The fact that they are proposing any partnership at all with our council.The partnership idea is not what we
democratically elected our council to agree to. We elected them to look after the Rotorua district peoples
rights and to be held responsible, after all that is what they get paid to do.
The proposed Te Arawa Partnership plan will give a disproportionate power to one group. I believe that any
Maori Policy Advisory Groups or Boards, Community Policy Advisory Boards and other interest groups
should be able to put the views to the council in the normal way. However, only the Elected Councillors
should make the actual decisions! That is what we voted them to do, democratically.
I am sure that some of our taxpayers money would find it's way into the proposed "Partner's" pockets," as
recompense for their involvement. Let's not add to our city's costs, let's reduce our city's debts. I support any
advisory group which is Democratic.
SUBMISSION NO. 28
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 28
Rick Mansell
Reasoning:
No, non-elected persons on Council or Council committees should have voting rights.
All segments of the community should be carefully listened to but unfortunately this has not been done by
this or the previous Council.
See 1st comment.
These other options should have been presented.
Do you have any further comments? No
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SUBMISSION NO. 29
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 29
Ian Smith
SUBMISSION NO. 30
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 30
Graham and Robyn Winter
Reasoning:
I was of the opinion that I voted for citizens of Rotorua to be elected to the RDC as Councillors. In no way, do
I wish to have unelected people sitting on council committees and more so, having those unelected people
as part of any decision making as proposed. In another way, I do not want any interest group irrespective of
race or creed to have unfair power to any decision making process for the council. The next thing is that they
will want to be paid as well and that is absolute no no.
If Te Arawa wish to continue as an advisory organisation, they can lobby just as I have to do to influence
decisions of the RDC. If council head down the track they are currently going, this will lead to an undemocratic society,
What we need is to be a united society where all people are equally represented by our elected councillors.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? I do not agree
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If we allow one fragmented section of our society to influence and be part of the council decision making,
why not allow other interested sectors to be in a partnership? Obvious this is not a solution but as ridiculous
as it may sound, that is exactly what council would have to do if they belong to a democratic society.
Leave it to the elected councillors and the public will make up their minds as to how efficient they have been
during the elected term and either vote them in or out when the next elections happen.
No, because I may say some things I might regret - this really annoys me.
SUBMISSION NO. 31
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 31
Brian Gore
I have followed the debate with interest and noted the views presented.
The following are the main points of my submission:
I believe that it is important that Council has regular informed comment on local issues, and while these often
come from interested or biased members of the public there is a need for informed comment on issues and
an organised avenue for this to occur.
The proposal (option 5)promoted by the Rotorua Prodemocracy group provides just such an avenue, with
two Advisory committees –one for Maori interests, and one for community group interests, who would meet
regularly with Rot Lakes Council members to discuss and advise on issues affecting the ratepaying public.
The model has worked very successfully locally at Waiariki Instit.of Technology with the Maori Advisory
board, and the advice received has been constructive and valued.
I believe the community Advisory committee could be made up of representatives from local interest groups
such as :
Ratepayers Association
Greypower and/or U3A
Lakes Community Board
Volunteers and support groups –CAB, Youth line, Neighbourhood Watch,Fed. Farmers, BOP Sport,etc.
I DO NOT endorse the plan outlined in option 2, and believe that Te Arawa interests have no more right to
have voting rights than any number of other local groups. It opens up a huge set of problems both legally
and morally, and , I believe, is wrong in law in our country where democracy is highly valued.
Do not go down that path – I strongly vote against any unelected group or person having the same voting
rights as elected councillors.
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SUBMISSION NO. 32
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 32
Douglas Black
Reasoning:
Received 9 March
I consider the Te Arawa Partnership Plan (option2) to be racist, and an attack on our legally elected
councillors as incompetent oafs, who are incapable of making decisions on the information and advice
placed before them by their employees and specialists, without being prejudiced against the tribe. An
example. The trees dedicated to our brave soldiers who never returned, but are forever resting in foreign
lands, which was approved by the council, these trees are now in the flightpath of the refurbished airport,
and thus have to be pruned periodically at some expense to the ratepayers, why cant these trees be
removed and an appropriate memorial, relocated in say the Government Gardens where everyone including
our visitors both from New Zealand and overseas will see them, no one really knows of their existence at the
approach to the airport.
(Digress here.) Many years ago if I remember rightly Mr Rangiheuea a respected elder of the Tribe
requested the RDC( as the RLC was in the" Still Born" status), that his tribal members be given some
exposure to Civics and local government experience, and long before Mayor Chadwick, was elected, the
TASC was born, there was some confusion amongst the tribe on how its delegates was to be elected on its
initial appointment, things settled down for a while, but confusion almost persisted at each subsequent
election, things went on more or less smoothly, till our new TASC was elected who were more articulate than
the previous members, and this is where the discontent emerged. Mayor Chadwick has given Mr A Tahana
the title of "Leader" I would like to know his professional qualifications, experience
and contributions to any society, so that I may follow him. I believe the TASC was formed when Mr J Lepper
was Deputy Mayor a position filled by Mr Maxwell until our Mayor Chadwick was elected.
Received 19 March
We already had a number of tribes people on the council as requested by Mr Rangiheuea, a tribal elder
some years ago, can you tell me how cost effective this has been over the years that this group have been
appointed, Is the Mayor and her Gang of supporters trying to take over the social welfare functions of the
central government? Have these people made any contributions, significant or even of a trivial nature would
be acceptable.
By the way the deputy mayor David Donaldson should publish, any evidence he has that Maori Television
may not consider relocating to Rotorua because of the hostile attitude of the red necks of Rotorua, or he
should keep his untruths to himself, he brings dishonour to his gifted appointment, and could quite easily be
considered a THUG by the ratepayers and the public in general of Rotorua.
Received 16 April
People who have not been democratically elected should not have a vote on Council committees.
The power to make decisions must remain with elected councillors who are accountable to the whole
community.
Received 9 March
None, as all of them as are racist, and biased towards one ethnic group who may not be pure Te Arawa but
mixed up like most of us. If we must have a tribal representation on the council as the TASC considers our
elected representatives incompetent then I would like the RDC not (the RLC as it is a stillborn child) and it is
not registered, the process is quite time consuming and expensive, to consider two advisory boards, (1) A
Community and (2) A Maori board. Both to have equal numbers and none to be paid from the council purse
as this will cause a blow out of our meagre resources. I am sure Mr A Tahana will jump at this proposal as he
and his supporters will already be unpaid volunteers helping out at the Hospital, Samaritans, SPCA, and the
Hospice or even teaching English to our new settlers for whom English is not their native language.
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Whatever expenses approved by the elected councillors will be acceptable
Received 19 March
Everything, how can anyone even with limited capabilities, even consider appointing 14 tribal Board (Bored)
members of doubtful qualifications and nebulous experience, other than tribal connections. The council
already has authority to employ, consult specialists in or outside the community to advise it on topics where
the elected members or the council employees are in doubt or require some additional clarification, Surely
this is more than adequate, or are these natives "Witchdoctors or Sharmans" who possess mythical powers
who will cast a spell or curse (Maketu) on the people of Rotorua, if they don’t get a welfare payment, I would
love to have a handout from the Ratepayers via the elected councillors of Rotorua. Can you tell me the
Names, Qualifications ,and specialist skills that the present tribal representatives have and significant/or
trivial contributions they have made over the years that they have been an unnecessary burden on the
ratepayers.
Received 16 April
None
Received 9 March
All of them as they are racist and, biased towards one ethnic group, who may not be pure Te Arawa but
mixed up like most of us. Go for two advisory groups (1) Community (2) Maori board, of equal numbers and
none to be paid, but the elected councillors to decide on expenses. I am amazed at the arrogance of Mr A
Tahana and his ilk, their effrontery at demanding specific representations for a tribe when the RDC and its
elected representatives had already given them an avenue to speak on behalf of their people. Some of the
old and new councillors do not know their responsibilities on the council which are for all of the people of
Rotorua and not just for one ethnic group. I rest my case.
Received 19 March
Everything. Where have we got nonelected members voting on proposals, they have no special stated
qualifications or experience, so what will they contribute other than tribal customs which today are of
nebulous value. The cost is another factor, will they be elected for life in perpetuity? how will their successors
be elected?
I believe we in the city and districts had in the past 3 Prince’s, their borders were confined by the streams,
will their heirs be equally be represented or will we have the farcical behaviour of the past when the initial
representatives ere elected. When the mayor and her supporters say Te Arawa proposals, do they mean a
group of say 100, have voted for this as they were bribed to attend a hui and get some free grub, we need a
public referendum of all the Maori in our city and district, lakes if you prefer but no one lives on the lakes, my
property in on land accessible to the lake Rotorua, We don’t want a cost that is not necessary even though it
may financially benefit a few natives of doubtful qualifications or experience.
Received 16 April
Unelected people should not have the power to make decisions that affect us all. We elected councillors to
do this.
Received 9 March
(1) Community (2) Maori Boards of equal numbers and no monetary payments, all voluntary.
Received 19 March
YES. If we must have 14 tribal representatives we request 14 Community representatives also, none to be
paid by the council purse, perhaps some expenses, these to be decided by the elected members, we don’t
want parasites on the public purse We have many voluntary organisations in New Zealand, SPCA. Salvation
Army, Samaritans. Hospice, Teaching English to Immigrants and many others. I was never paid for my
voluntary work, and I don’t need it. I have advised the Awahou chiefs Barny and Hekaria Paul on the basics
of a sewerage system as I have owned my home since Dec1988/ and moved here permanently since 1995, I
have had severe arguments with the council engineers who have stuffed my section because of their
arrogant behaviour and stupidity, even until recently I was forced to call your engineer Mr Johan Guy to
ament his sewerage drawings, I have tried to tell the council engineers that I did not have a "Manhole/
Womanhole" but they still kept sending me young engineering students since 1995 to make sure that I have
not covered my manhole, many of my neighbours have buried their "Cleaning Eye" and will have some
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problems when they are in need of locating them.
Received 16 April
Council should consult with Maori and where appropriate
appoint them on to committees but without voting rights.
Elected councillors should listen to and heed advice and then they make decisions for the good of the
community.
Received 9 March
I wish this fiasco will go back into the box and die, but I don’t think it will willingly. I would like the trees
dedicated to our brave warriors be re moved and a special place be established at a prominent place where
they will be viewed and admired by all the natives and visitors who come to our beautiful area to enjoy
whatever we as citizens offer them. I do hope that the tribal elders who have had more experience of living
with a polyglot of peoples will exercise some control over these young hotheads who want power but no
responsibilities. I rest my case .
Received 19 March
Yes. would like to have the trees planted some years ago to commemorate our dead servicemen, removed,
as they have grown to a height as to be a danger to the aeroplanes using our airport. The council who
recommended their planting did not have the foresight that these trees will be a danger one day. We should
consult the leaders to have them relocated in the Government Gardens where everyone will be able to
remember our brave men/women, even the tourists. few people even know that this exists.
On this note I rest my case. The proposal of the mayor and her gang is just not acceptable to anyone except
to those natives of dubious qualifications and experience who will benefit financially, and thus be a burden
on the ratepayers.
Received 7 April
I object to the proposed Te Arawa plan of appointing 14 non elected members to a Board to assist in the
running of the Rotorua District Council, as it is totally not necessary. The cost alone would be prohibitive as
the 6 present members cost about $200000, taking the numbers to 14 with simple mathematics 200000
divide by 6 and multiply by 14 does not come to $300000, this calculation was provided by your very
capable manager Mr Gaston.
I cannot see the need for a TE Arawa committee to advise the the Mayor and the 12 elected councillors, as
they have never been needed in the past, if they are necessary as a native input for a maori perspective
then for economic reasons alone we should go back to the 4 Maori wards. as this will get rid of the
desperate need for the TASC, which as many ratepayers of Rotorua say is now a defunct organisation. My
reasons are as follows, what professional, or trade qualifications, do any of its members hold, that are of
any value in running a complex organisation as the RDC. What contributions have these initially (4)
members now (6 members made to the efficient running of the Council over the number of years that they
have cost the ratepayers, what cost benefit have we had by their sacred prescience, surely the minutes of
the meetings and their invaluable contributions will have been recorded, unless of course they were paid
because they have made some intangible contributions such skills as “Blessings” “ Shaman “ Sadhu” =
(holyman), or “Mafia”, blackmailer or protection racketeer, or are we just giving the Natives “Koha”, what
cost benefit have we as ratepayers obtained for the cost of this TASC, over the years that they have been in
existence. If we have not got anything in return for our money we should get rid of them, I realise the loss
of income will be catastrophic, for the incumbent members, but the RDC is not a charitable organisation,
we as ratepayers do not have a large surplus of funds to subsidise the income of the TASC members, I will
not go into the comedy that prevailed on their initial appointments, more so as to how they were to be
elected by the Te Arawa people.
If we must have 14 Tribal representatives (with the Mayor + 12 Elected Councillors also) then I recommend
we have 14 Community representatives, so we will have 14+13+14= 41 representatives on the new council,
the 14 Natives and the 14 Community representatives will not be paid but will be volunteers, just like the
Hospice, Language teachers to migrants, Museum guides etc etc, I am sure that the elected councillors will
give them some legitimate expenses. I believe that my proposition will be acceptable to all, the Natives will
be able to make a contribution and at the end of each year the Government may even give their leaders as
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Mr Tahana has been given that title by our Socialist Mayor Chadwick, a Knighthood for services to Te Arawa
and the RDC.
I sincerely believe that the RDC a legitimate name/ RLC is a preferred name by the Mayor, is not a very
wealthy council, we have a lot of very low paid workers, and to remind the Mayor, Councillors and all the
Staff employed, including its Chief Executive Offices that no matter what they do for us, they are
responsible for nothing, we the Ratepayers will have to pick up the debts, just like a council up North, who
have screwed things up to such an extent that the Government has had to put a statutory manager to look
after its affairs,
On this note I rest my case, but I would like to address the RDC/RLC if given the opportunity.
Received 16 April
A parallel governance and administrative structure is not necessary and will cost ratepayers a lot more than
what we are led to believe.
The first question is too non specific and should have asked if we supported the Te Arawa Partnership
Model.
SUBMISSION NO. 33
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 33
Grant and Anne Martelli
Reasoning:
We believe that people should be voted on under their own merit.
You don't just appoint people onto any board or governance body.
There are multiple interest groups that will want the same rights if this goes through and that will make it
impossible for the council to operate therefore I don't support the Te Arawa partnership plan.
There are many organisations and community groups who are able to advise councillors that are available
now.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? not supplied
Te Arawa have the same rights now as anyone else and are quite entitled to pursue concerns they have to
council through the normal democratic process.
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SUBMISSION NO. 34
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 34
Ken Bannan
Reasoning:
I do not favour the proposal because the Te Arawa representatives are to be appointed by a body (Te Arawa
members) not elected by the people of Rotorua .
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The fundamental principles of democracy are being thwarted by the appointment of Te Arawa
representatives. The proper method is one person one vote and may the best candidate win. I do not
want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
I do not support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan
Any appointment from interest groups benefits and gives disproportionate power only to that interest
group . I am totally opposed to that.
The democratic process enables every person who makes the effort to vote an equal voice in the
outcome and directions of council. I want everyone to maintain that right and for that not to be
diminished by appointment of unelected persons.
I support a democratic model for election of council representatives to provide governance.
A Maori policy advisory board is the appropriate body to advise elected councillors with whom ultimate
decision making power resides.
Interest groups such as Te Arawa (along with any other interest group) can contribute through advisory
boards.
Lack of representation by Te Arawa is an issue that can be solved by the people of Te Arawa actively
engaging in the democratic process of electing councillors. If the Te Arawa persons are disappointed in the
number of their own elected to council where does the reason for that lie? I suggest that may be because of
lack of interest on part of Te Arawa in supporting those candidates. Get better candidates might be the
answer. But don't expect the rest of the electorate to accept by appointment candidates who could not make
it by majority of votes counted.
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SUBMISSION NO. 35
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 35
Derek Farrelly
Reasoning:
I do not believe in separatism, positive or otherwise. I do not believe that we democratically elect
representatives who then believe that includes a mandate to remove democracy from our electoral system. I
believe that the model as proposed is a nonsense.
It clearly demonstrates that Politicians can led the Political system astray. The proposal is entirely without
merit. It is a dangerous precedent. It is bizarre to think that such drivel could be spoken by people that
otherwise appear quite sane and normal.
It is an outrageous affront to all New Zealanders.
We DO NOT do things in this country by colour, race, religion or similar.
Millions of people throughout history have given their lives in the protection of human rights, individual rights
and to protect democracy.
This Council wants to unwind it all.
This is a text book liberal left wing utopia concept which gives much strength to the concept of educational
based idiocy.
No. Quite simply No. I suspect if this proposal is pushed further there will be a significant and serious
backlash to Council and its supporters.
It is simply intolerable in NZ and grossly offensive to rate payers.
My point is above - Do you wish to use Te Reo Maori or Sign language? What happened to English? What
about other languages?
What about the REAL history of this Country? It is readily identifiable as that which actually took place - as
opposed to that which is forced upon us.
What happens in the next ten years when the number of Asian speaking residents in NZ out number people
who identify themselves as Maori?
Treaty of Waitangi clearly says "same rights as British subjects. Please explain how your proposal provides
for this.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? See above.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? not supplied
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SUBMISSION NO. 36
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 36
N Hunter
Reasoning:
No - no formal partnership - Council should consult with iwi where they feel it is necessary to do so.
Existing relationships with Te Arawa should be extended under special consultation agreements or through
better memorandums of understanding.
You can not have two separate entities one elected and one not - trying to make decisions and rule on
matters that effect all the citizens of RDC.
I have no objection to there being a Te Arawa Board set up out side Council to represent iwi views providing
Council does not have to fund the operation and administration of such a board from council/rate payer
funds.
These days as a result of treaty settlements local iwi have their own financial base and if they are wanting to
promote and protect iwi interests with a voice separate from other citizens then I think they should meet any
financial costs to achieve this.
I do not agree that members from an iwi board should be given full voting rights on Council committees or
indeed any other form of Council decision making.
Only District Councillors democratically voted in at the Local Body elections and who represent all of the
people in the District have the right to do so.
as set out above
Giving people the right to vote on a Council committee when they have not been elected by the public at
large is wrong.
Only Councillors democratically elected and answerable to the public at local body elections should have this
right to act on behalf of the citizens that they represent.
Members appointed to committees by iwi will undoubtedly show a bias towards protecting and dealing with
maori interests after all that is why they are there.
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SUBMISSION NO. 37
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 37
Grant Chapman
Reasoning:
I am totally opposed to any non elected persons of any kind having voting rights in our council decision
making process.
The Te Arawa people do need a voice that must be heard clearly and at every opportunity and I have no
objection to them promoting their opinions at committee stage but strongly object to non elected persons of
any race, creed or religion being able to vote in the final decision making process.
The proposal to give non elected representatives voting rights.
As previously stated
I am very disappointed at the way this was originally proposed.
SUBMISSION NO. 38
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 38
Lorraine Taylor
Reasoning:
We live on Te Arawa land. It's 2015. We must acknowledge and support the rights of indigenous peoples.
All aspects that allow a clear Arawa voice on aspects to do with Rotorua.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? Nothing
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? No
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SUBMISSION NO. 39
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 39
Derek Gilbert
Reasoning:
I am on the side of the Democratic Governance Model as I cannot agree with any one not democratically
elected in the local body elections can have a vote on council affairs. Like everyone else stand for the next
elections of council. For those not on the council or in Te Arawa if these appointed representatives don't
perform how do we get rid of them. They cannot be voted off at the 3 yearly elections as can all councillors?.
None, as it is undemocratic
I cannot accept unelected people on council committees
I want an equal Maori and Community Policy Advisory Board elected democratically
Any one on the Council with input to vote should be democratically elected.
No disproportionate power should go to any unelected groups eg. Pacific Islanders.
I don't support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
I want who wishes 'to, to be able to speak fairly and have their voice heard in decision -making situations
where they are asked to respond..
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SUBMISSION NO. 40
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 40
Paul Carpenter
Reasoning:
1. Undemocratic to have unelected persons on Council committees having voting rights.
2. Maori already have a voice on Council with 5 Maori Councillors.
3.I do not support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
As stated above, it is undemocratic.
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SUBMISSION NO. 41
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 41
Linden Hunt
Special treatment for one section of the community.
Additional cost to the Rate payers.
Re establishment of Te Arawa Standing Committee.
If any one group in the Community wishes to have voting rights on the RDC, they can stand candidates for
election through the electoral process.
SUBMISSION NO. 42
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 42
Cecelia Martin
Reasoning:
Giving unequal power to any group is to encourage the death of democracy. Democracy is incased in the
law of our nation, and to say it bluntly is illegal.
Any action taken against the law is punishable.
None
All of it. As it is giving disproportionate power to a few who have no right to have a voice if they are not
elected to their positions.
Democracy has to be defended. We have to fight to retain it or we slide down to dictatorships, first in local
bodies, then eventually in central government.
Yes. Every member of every council or local body representative group in NZ has to continue to be an
elected member. It is the only way to keep law and order and true democracy.
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This proposal has to be thrown out. If this is allowed, under such an arrangement New Zealanders will not be
equal as no law will eventually be enforceable. This is the first step toward anarchy, where no law will exist
apart from that imposed by those who consider they have proprietary rights. We will become a country with
no effective government.
A question: Why would anyone think they deserve, unelected, illegally, to take a seat on any local body
council if they did not have intentions of using that position as a stepping stone to higher illegal goals?
We are a sovereign nation, bound by laws which are intended to give equality to all, and if anyone steps
outside the law, in their push for power, they should be prosecuted as law breakers.
SUBMISSION NO. 43
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 43
Karen Nixon
I think that all people making decisions should be elected. The election process allows people to stand and
be elected based on their merits.
I do not think one group should be allowed to influence what happens in a whole community. All members
should be able to be heard and be happy about what happens in our community. Expert groups representing
all of our society (sports, cultural, Maori, business, rural , youth,) should be set up so they can be consulted
and advise when required on decisions.
Our council should remain an elected group who represent the whole community.
I do not want to see a partnership with Te Arawa.
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SUBMISSION NO. 44
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 44
William and Mary Lean
We do not support the proposed partnership plan in any shape or form for the following reasons:
1.We support a democratic elected governance policy
2.We strongly oppose any non- elected group or persons having any decision making powers affecting any
council committee policy
3.we object to disproportionate power going to anyone, or any group.
4.A Maori policy committee, together with a community policy group be formed to include such persons
whose combined experience, and expertise can advise council committees, on specific matters.
SUBMISSION NO. 45
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 45
Dave Cown
Reasoning:
I have lived in Rotorua for 45 years and get the impression that Maori have only token representation in the
affairs of the District, and many people are vocal in their lack of confidence in Maori to be get seriously
engaged in Council matters.
I wish to support the initiative but not to be vocal about it.
I agree with giving Te Arawa a greater opportunity to have more visible input into the management of the
district. This is a bold new initiative which could change the general (low?) opinion of Maori in general and
give a section of society more self esteem.
The only part I am slightly uncomfortable about is allowing voting rights to non-elected individuals. However,
this does not have to be in perpetuity and I feel that unless the proposal is given a chance we will never
know how successful it might have been. On the other hand, giving the arrangement a time period in which
to perform would put pressure on both Council and Te Arawa to "perform". I would suggest a 5-year trial
period initially, with some agreed targets to be achieved.
I hope this proposal succeeds in the face of what will be strong opposition. It's a pity that all the publicity (for
and against) seems to come from middle-aged pakehas. It would do the cause a lot of good to have a few
articulate Maori verbalise their feelings.
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SUBMISSION NO. 46
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 46
Frederick Lamb
I feel as many others also do is that we are a democratic country and many have died to keep it a
democratic country, and if Te Arawa want to site on council then they should site for positions in the
elections and be voted in by the people of Rotorua and not expect everything to be handed to them on a
plate all the time as it seems to be the thing these days.
So I vote that we stay Democratic in all aspects of government whether it be local or central government.
Reasoning:
we are a democratic country and if Te Arawa wish to be on the council they should site at the council
elections and be voted in by the people of Rotorua and not just have it handed to them on a plate, as if they
do that imagine what all those people who went to war and gave their lives so that we could stay a
democratic country would have to say about all this.
all of it and my reasons why are at the start of the reasons given
Yes a Democratic vote like everyone has to do.
No, I have made it quite clear in my submission.
SUBMISSION NO. 47
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 47
Anna Simmons
Reasoning:
* I don't want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
* I don't want disproportionate power going to any interest group.
* I don't support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
* I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes.
* I support a democratic governance model.
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I do not agree with any of it. If Te Arawa want a voice they need to be elected on the council just as all other
Councillors are and have been. No one person should be automatically appointed to a board with voting
rights that is not democracy.
* I want a Maori policy advisory board, a community policy advisory board, individuals and interest groups,
and expert officials to advise elected councillors, who will make decisions.
SUBMISSION NO. 48
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 48
Ruth Ferreira
Reasoning:
Because as a rate payer I firmly believe that you should be elected to the council in the first place if you are
wanting the right to make decisions, and having disproportionate power going to people who ever they are
unless they have made an effort to be elected by the people in the first place is wrong.
We need to be able to have all contribute fairly and to take short cuts sends the wrong message.
None there are other iwi in this area plus a rich mixture of folk who have made this city their home none of us
should be favoured above the rest.
None as I said in the question above I think all this business has caused much debate which is healthy but it
sadden me to think that councils, and our Mayor should think that taking short cuts, for something so
important is ok and we as a city should just accept it.
yes that these people whom Im sure a wonderful at what they do are elected like everyone else not just
come on board because Steve Chadwick thinks its a great idea and shuts down everyone else who has
another opinion
Councils need to remember they are put there for the people by the people and they need to serve the area
as a whole. If you are of Te Arawa descent and are on the council you are there because a mixture of people
voted for you in the first place because they felt you had something to offer everyone. Not just a chosen few.
I voted for Ms Tapsell because I felt she was new blood, young and would be a breathe of fresh air for the
council. I didn’t vote for her to serve just one group of people!
I will be giving a lot of thought to the next election and that I think will be very interesting!
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SUBMISSION NO. 49
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 49
Graham Geater
Reasoning:
I don’t want unelected people on council. It is not democracy.
If they are elected people that is fine.
None, because it is not democratic.
All because it is not democratic.
Anyone can put their names up for election.
That is how it should be done.
This country is a democratic country and that’s how it should stay.
Everyone has the right to vote.
SUBMISSION NO. 50
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 50
Irene Lloyd
Reasoning:
I do not want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? None.
Gives too much power to any interest group.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Not supplied.
I believe that any person wanting a place on council needs to stand at the time of the election as
“democracy” demands.
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SUBMISSION NO. 51
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 51
John van der Vegte
Reasoning:
The democratic process, that is: "Council decisions must be made by elected members of the Rotorua
District Council " is dispensed with in favour of a specific group taking part in decision making processes.
Even though 5 of 8 elected members voted for this un-democratic process to be be put into place, they have
no right in a democratic society to do so, and were certainly not elected to take this cource of action. ( In my
view, they certainly would not be there)
As a new Zealander I am proud to live in a society where democracy has been held in high esteem by
almost all in this country.
To dispense with this will set us back to, what is so prevalent in so many countries where special interest
groups rule the roost with nothing but mayhem, jealousy, and hatred, which poisones and polorises their
societies.
Consultation with groups such as Te Arawa, Senior Citizens groups, Environmental groups and so on is
healthy.
The facility for Councillors to get and listen to their input is democratic. Voting rights for these groups as well
is not.
To give any special interest group voting rights in elected Councillors decision making process is not
democratic, and will lead to strife and polarization in this society..
Described above
I wish to expand on my thoughts at the hearing.
SUBMISSION NO. 52
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 52
Shona Hay
Reasoning:
Only elected people by the ratepayers should have any contribution to any decisions
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I do not agree with any unelected people have any role in decision making of our Council
I don't object to any policy being the subject of advice which should then go to the elected councillors (by all
ratepayers) making decisions.
Any person is able to stand for Council at each election which is the time and place for things like this - NOT
putting people in decision making roles unless they have been elected by ratepayers.
SUBMISSION NO. 53
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 53
Peter Mullen
Reasoning:
There is a legal, moral and historical imperative to have MEANINGFUL engagement with tangata whenua,
which in our case is Te Arawa.
All of it-Te Arawa select their representatives who have a say in some areas of council affairs.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? N/A
Democracy can be manipulated to present fear and racism as a logical, balanced and fair way to proceed. I
do not believe we have anything to fear from the proposal but much to be wary off if those who strongly
disagree "win the day".
SUBMISSION NO. 54
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 54
V A Wells
Reasoning:
All ratepayers should have equal rights. Don’t want unelected people voting on my behalf.
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What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? None!!
Biased in favour of Te Arawa. Other tribes not considered nor other interest groups.
Prefer all ratepayers to be involved – a more democratic distribution of power – be fair!
What is honest cost?!
What I think fair – Maoris have seats but be elected like any other councillors – let the Rotorua ratepayer
choose!!!
SUBMISSION NO. 55
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 55
Lois Margaret Slemint
Reasoning:
Undemocratic proposal. Why should a small group of people have a say on council affairs. We have had
fair election of councillors to make decisions on everyone’s behalf.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? None!!
Too much power given to Te Arawa. Other iwi and interest groups should have the same right.
A democratic option eg: the Democratic Governance Model proposed by the Democracy Society. No one
group to have special power on an already elected body.
If this proposal goes through I hope ratepayers will be like me and vote for a different council.
SUBMISSION NO. 56
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 56
Thomas and Gloria Moengaroa
My family and I wish to support the Te Arawa proposal. We have attended the council held meetings on two
occasions and think that it is a wonderful and visionary prospect for the future of this city.
Many thanks for the opportunity to respond.
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SUBMISSION NO. 57
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 57
Douglas Lyle
Do you support in principle the intention to effectively partner with Te Arawa?
11 March – No
26 March - Yes
Reasoning:
Received 11 March
* I don't want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
* I don't want disproportionate power going to any interest group.
* I don't support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
* I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes.
* I support a democratic governance model.
* I want a Maori policy advisory board, a community policy advisory board, individuals and interest groups,
and expert officials to advise elected councillors, who will make decisions.
Received 26 March
I have nothing at all against Te Arawa and admire their generosity over the years. I firmly believe that their
iwi should be involved in policy making in an advisory capacity and am pleased that they have a number of
elected members in Council. I voted for one or two of them.
Received 26 March
None. I don't want unelected people on council committees making decisions. I don't want disproportionate
power going to any interest group as would happen if the proposed model was policy.
Received 26 March
I don't support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan. I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decisionmaking processes by elected
personnel to Council and the sub-committees.
Received 26 March
I support a democratic governance model. I want a Maori policy advisory board, a community policy advisory
board, individuals and interest groups, and expert officials to advise elected councillors, who will make
decisions.
Regardless of whatever ethnic group offering advice to the Council, to make decisions their members must
be elected not appointed.
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SUBMISSION NO. 58
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 58
June Woolliams
Reasoning:
Don’t want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
Don’t want disproportionate power going to any interest group.
SUBMISSION NO. 59
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 59
Andy Earl
Reasoning:
People should be elected by the public, based on their experience/education/values etc. not purely on race.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Public vote
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SUBMISSION NO. 60
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 60
Christine Hatchard
Reasoning:
There is a very real risk of a disproportionate influence or power going to unelected people or interest groups
on council committees. Everyone should have the opportunity to have a say and contribute to decision
making processes.
None. For the same reason expressed in my comments above.
All of it. Again, for the same reasons outlined in my response to the second question.
One particular interest group should NOT be advising the elected councillors rather than the very limited Te
Arawa Partnership Proposal. It is the elected councillors who alone should be making decisions in the public
interest.
This process of "consultation" seems to be very biased towards only one option - namely, the Te Arawa
partnership Plan.
SUBMISSION NO. 61
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 61
J B Langlois
Reasoning:
No unelected people on committees!!!
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? All of it.
Elected councillors on committees only.
TAPP is undemocratic!!!!
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SUBMISSION NO. 62
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 62
Noel Hill
Reasoning:
Te Arawa and Maori in general already have the opportunity to have their say thru elected representatives
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? None – see above
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? None – see above
Completely unnecessary and unfair, there are sufficient Maori in general population to elect their
representatives thru normal election channels without showing bias in this manner
SUBMISSION NO. 63
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 63
Brian Malcolm Shepherd
Reasoning:
Any position with voting rights can only be by election only.
Nobody has a right to have a say how council operates unless elected by the community.
Nothing. Make the Te Arawa Standing Committee work, as it has for years.
All aspects. The TASC worked fine since 1993. The only 2013 councillors who did not think it worked were of
Te Arawa descent. If it worked in the 90s what changed in the 2000s. Answer, nothing.
If it can be proved the Te Arawa Standing Committee is not working, then I would consider the modified
model.
Do you have any further comments? Not supplied.
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SUBMISSION NO. 64
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 64
Kevin Beamish
Reasoning:
I do not want unelected people on committees having voting rights.
I do not want disproportionate power going to Te Arawa or any other interest group.
Te Arawa represent less than half of the Rotorua Maori.
THIS IS NOT DEMOCRACY.
None.
All of it.
I want Democratic Governance.
I like that individuals or interest groups or experts can advise the council … but ELECTED COUNCILLORS
ONLY SHOULD HAVE VOTING RIGHTS
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SUBMISSION NO. 65
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 65
Steve Prier
Reasoning:
I would like to see an option along the lines of the Democratic governance model which underlines the
following points:
1.I don't want un-elected people on council committees making decisions.
2. I don't want disproportionate power going to an interest group
3. I don,t support the Te Arawa partnership plan.
4.Everyone should be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
5.I support the democratic governance model
6. Interest groups can make submissions to council councillors who make the decisions.
I don’t AGREE with this model.
Refer the 5 suggestions in the first box above
Yes The Democratic governance model
The council options are totally undemocratic.
SUBMISSION NO. 66
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 66
F T Attwood
Reasoning:
Do not agree with any proposal that gives any group or lobby group that have not been elected voting rights.
I do not have a problem with the duly elected councillors using any lobby group or organisation as advisors
to the various committees.
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Do not agree to people being paid by ratepayers who have not been elected by the ratepayers, and or given
voting rights on council committees.
SUBMISSION NO. 67
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 67
D Abernethy
Re-establishing the former Te Arawa Standing Committee.
Democratic decision making by elected representatives means that citizens and interest groups may only
participate as advisers in decision making processes. The power to make decisions is reserved to elected
representatives to prevent undue influence.
SUBMISSION NO. 68
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 68
Bruce Jamieson
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SUBMISSION NO. 69
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 69
Peter Hall
Reasoning:
Selecting one group racially (Maori) and sub-group within that racial group (Te Arawa) is fundamentally
undemocratic.
Rotorua Lakes Council is elected by the citizens to represent all the citizens. Then giving one group
preferential access and additional representatives, who the citizens have no knowledge of, to council
decision making is deeply offensive.
Unelected people have no place on a council that is elected by citizen voters.
By doing so you give influence to a group that is openly seeking to promote their interests, which will
inevitably be to the cost of the rest of the community.
Rotorua is multi-ethnic community, and its elections are open to all. Anyone who is nominated can be
elected if they are able to convince a sufficient number of voters that they have merit. Te Arawa should
follow this course, and have their representatives stand they same way that all other candidates do. In the
present system Maori / Te Arawa representation on the Council has been by elected members and they
have had several councillors, some long serving. I see no justification for having greater influence by a
special interest group.
Giving voting rights to unelected members is simply wrong, it is not democracy.
Every citizen has equal right to representation of their views on the council - we get this by individually voting
for councillors based on their campaign platforms. Those who represent a majority view get elected. There
are many instances where voters are disappointed in the election outcome, but we have to live with this until
the next election.
Giving voting rights to Te Arawa on council sub-committees subverts this fundamental process, and takes
away the rights of the people who are not, or do not wish to be, represented by the Te Arawa nominees.
Almost all of it.
It is fundamentally unfair.
Leave the election of councillors to a fully democratic, transparent election process
In the material on the council website, there is a statement to the effect that the TASC is not working
effectively.
There is no background to this claim, or justification for it. However, if it is correct then there are a things to
take from this;
- the first being that it is an indictment of the TASC that they have not been able to work effectively with
council
- next would be that there should some analysis of why this is the case and some means to fix the problems
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if they prove to be real
- these means should not include subverting democracy and taking away the rights of citizens not
represented by the Te Arawa nominees
- the council should work with Te Arawa to get their views and advise expressed effectively to the council
(staff and employees) without going to the extreme of having unelected people given voting rights
SUBMISSION NO. 70
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 70
Lisa Ainsley
SUBMISSION NO. 71
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 71
Carol Smyth
Reasoning:
The RDC should be a true representation of all the people of Rotorua.
We are one people and should work together for the common good.
It goes against every principle of democracy to have people voting on Council committees making decisions
when they have not been elected to do so by the people of Rotorua in free local elections as part of the
democratic process.
I am not in favour of the Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
No interest group should be allowed to have power which is out of proportion to its members.
Everyone should be able to contribute fairly to the decision-making process.
I prefer the Democratic Governance Model.
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What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? See above
Democratic Governance model. See above.
I am disappointed that Rotorua Council appears to favour one group over another with special privileges.
There appears to be some disagreement between "experts" about Te Arawa's contribution in the past as
there is with regard to the general history of New Zealand as a whole. It is time to put the past behind us and
look to the future. People of all cultures, nationalities or however one prefers to define oneself have
contributed to the development of the city of Rotorua in tangible and intangible ways. We vote for people at
local elections to represent our best interests as a community. Where necessary, we turn to others for advice
but do not give away our power to any other those we have freely elected to speak for us.
SUBMISSION NO. 72
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 72
Phillipa Margaret Norman
Reasoning:
I do not want un-elected people on the Council Committees.
I do not want extra power going to Te Arawa over the rest of Rotorua's population.
That will give Te Arawa an added number of votes for any proposals that concern them and we MUST have
fair decision-making processes.
I voted for a number of excellent candidates for the Council who did not get in this past time.Why should Te
Arawa be able to "Partnership" over and above some very talented Business People that we have here in
Rotorua. They will be getting my vote at the next elections, if I have the chance, to replace a lot of this
Council who have "shot themselves in the foot!"
No aspects of the proposed model do I agree with.
The proposed model is full of subterfuge, manipulation and deceit.
Nowhere has any figure of cost been publicised to the general public.
But mostly, as I said before it gives added power to Te Arawa, an added number of votes on Council
Committees. This whole partnership proposal is wrong and biased to Rotorua.
I disagree with all of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership model because it is full of subterfuge, manipulation
of our Rotorua people and deception.
Why do I disagree? I am a proud born and bred New Zealand person, of 66 years. I am appalled that any
City would entertain the idea that "special" unelected persons could sit on Council Committees and be paid
by my Rates just because they are Maori. This does not even include other Maori groups....just Te Arawa.
The whole idea sickens me to the stomach. Rotorua Council, you have really divided your City and you
should be ashamed of yourselves.
I support a Democratic Governance option as required by law.
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I find this whole process very biased towards people only having the option to vote for a Te Arawa
Partnership.
The Councillors can always get advice from the Community, individuals and interest groups at any time
without those people being actually on Committees and being paid.
The Councillors alone are the ones we have elected to vote for us in the Rotorua Council.
I do not support a Te Arawa Partnership Proposal
SUBMISSION NO. 73
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 73
Rick Thame
Reasoning:
The intention is without colour of right. It defies any sense of democracy. It gives power to one group over
another. I went to war for democracy, as did my father and my grandfather.
RLC should partner with the community as a whole, and not one section of the community only.
I disagree that unelected members of the community should be granted voting rights on Council committees.
Yes, Te Arawa participation in Council decision making should be limited to an advisory capacity only.
SUBMISSION NO. 74
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 74
MS Ray
Reasoning:
No-Unelected people have NO right to making council decisions nor does one tribe have that right. This is
NOT a fair decision-making process.
NONE. -Unelected people have NO RIGHT to make Council Committees decisions. This is not a fair
decision-making process.
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I DISAGREE with ALL of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership model as this is NOT a fair decision - making
process and unelected people on council have NO RIGHT.
A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE as required by law
This above questions show bias towards predetermine outcomes .
I DO NOT SUPPORT TAPP
SUBMISSION NO. 75
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 75
Linda Rogerson
The decision by the Environment Court in 2012 was the catalyst for the Council wanting to change
the existing Te Arawa Standing Committee. I feel the council should have found another way to
solve this rather than destroying the democratic system already in place, surely they could have
taken a different route than the controversial one they are suggesting.
The Council are supposed to be spending our rates in a careful and cost saving way, this is not the
way to do it.
I do not want this proposed to go ahead and believe the Council should find a way of dealing with
Iwi.
SUBMISSION NO. 76
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 76
Colin Dittmer
Reasoning:
I do not want un elected people on council committees contributing to making decisions.
None; as above, I do not want un elected people on council committees contributing to making decisions.
All of it. As above, I do not want un elected people on council committees contributing to making decisions.
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The status quo. People earning the right through the correct democratic procedures to be on the council.
In the future please spend the councils time and money on unbiased, non racial issues that are to the benefit
of all rate payers regardless of their ancestral background.
SUBMISSION NO. 77
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 77
Jody Richardson
Reasoning:
There is more than one special interest group in Rotorua. If such a group wants representation on Council,
they should put up candidates at the next local body election. Why should Te Arawa get disproportionate
representation through unelected committee members?
SUBMISSION NO. 78
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 78
Kevin Bunn
Reasoning:
why not include other iwi
not any,
As they are unelected people from one iwi
the lot
As they are from one iwi ,unelected and will make decisions in favour of their group
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I prefer a democratic vote for people to be elected to council
SUBMISSION NO. 79
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 79
Bridget Anderson
Reasoning:
Well done! Totally support the commitment to Rotorua 2030 vision and I support 100 percent the principal
and reasoning for the Te Arawa Partnership Model.
I have found the Rotorua Lakes Council website extremely helpful, outlining all the FAQ's, historical
information and especially the examples of other councils who have elected Maori representatives.
SUBMISSION NO. 80
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 80
Alan J Barnes
Reasoning:
Rotorua District Council is the only legally sanctioned apparatus of local government in the District. It has the
responsibility, as set out the Local Government Act, for local government. The Councilis elected by the local
population to whom it is accountable and from whom it gets its mandate. The Council has no statutory right
to partner with any other entity, especially an entity representing one interest group, as its powers are
complete and unique and may not be disaggregated. (also see further submission)
I agree with no aspects of the suggested (or any) partnership between Council and Te Arawa. (also see
further submission)
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I disagree with ALL aspects.
1) Its establishment is not covered by statute. The proposers of the Model have argued that the proposed Te
Arawa representatives are co-opted and that co-option is covered by the statute and this has occurred in the
RDC previously. The Model proposes not co-option of advisers, (which implies Council has the right to
disregard the advice and dispense with the advisor(s)), but a perpetual, entrenched RIGHT for Te Arawa to
recommend paid, voting representatives which Council will appoint to its committees. This violates the
democratic principle that only elected representatives have the mandate to make decisions.
2) It is undemocratic and violates the democratic principle of "Equal Rights". Un-elected councillors dilute the
rights of ratepayer electors to have their representatives make decisons in the public interest. Te Arawa
appointees would have more than equal rights. In particular there would be a perpetual, unelected, lobby in
Council on behalf of Te Arawa, voting on all issues, not answerable to ALL ratepayers and which could not
be removed by democratic means. (also see further submission)
I support all Maori (not just Te Arawa) having input in to Council Decisions. (also see further submission)
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SUBMISSION NO. 81
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 81
Moni Stranks
Reasoning:
The Council already have 3 representatives from Te Arawa and were voted in democratically there is no
need to have more.
SUBMISSION NO. 82
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 82
Richard Turnbull
Reasoning:
The proposed model involves race based, non democratically elected representatives on Council.
The proposed model involves race based, non democratically elected representatives on Council.
Te Arawa Standing Committee.
We have a multicultural society in Rotorua, not a bi-cultural one. All groups should be represented in a
democratic manner.
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SUBMISSION NO. 83
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 83
E G Manssen
Reasoning:
I expect to be governed by an elected council.
I am opposed to having unelected councilors. we allready have three elected councilors that are identify with
Te Arawa. let them bring the proposals up in the council meetings
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? See above
Do you have any further comments? NO
SUBMISSION NO. 84
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 84
P D Sweeney
Reasoning:
Te Arawa like the rest of Rotorua residents have the opportunity and the right to stand and be elected to
Council. NZ is a democratic country and to deviate from those democratic principals by appointing unelected
representatives to Council is destroying those principals.
I agree with none please see above.
All. Please see above.
Te Arawa representatives to stand and be elected like any other candidate or group though the democratic
process.
The attempt by the Mayor and some Councillors to foist this on the ratepayers/population of Rotorua without
a proper referendum is a completely bias attempt to give Te Arawa inordinate power to what is a minority
group.
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SUBMISSION NO. 85
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 85
Mark Thompson
Reasoning:
Because the proposal is not democratic. No family or racial group should have special privileges in New
Zealand.
None of it. I think the model is racist and guiding our community toward apartheid. Te Arawa only buses
next?
All of it. The underlying intention is inappropriate in this country.
Democracy. Officials should be elected.
Very disappointed with the proposal. Political correctness undermining a fair system.
SUBMISSION NO. 86
SUBMISSION NO: 86
Submitter:
John Merito
Organisation:
Pounamunui Marae, Te Waiariki Purea Trust
Reasoning:
Embodied in the Council Whakatauki (proverb) "Tatou, Tatou" is the collective thinking principle of
collaboration. Te Arawa (TA) have a model for a collaborative future. I support as a ratepayer, father of eight,
grandfather of eight, great grandfather of 1. I support as a manager of one of the largest Social Service
Delivery Teams operating with youth, schools, communities in the central north island.
The context of effective partnering is the important discussion point but we should allow the ability to come
together.
I support the Mayor and this new council to promote discussion, encourage the collective embodiment of
"Tatou, Tatou.
The Hua (essence) of my thinking is the ability to come together and face the issues with the global
perspective which challenges current thinking and is able to transcends an elected role (a popularity contest)
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and extend into an exciting new open and honest discourse on issues affecting our children.
The exciting partnership aspect is the engagement of elected councillors with Kaitiaki (caretakers of the
land).
I am happy with the strategic intent of this model and don’t have any disagreement in general terms.
no I don’t have another option. This is an important starting point.
As a ratepayer I acknowledge the collective generosity of Te Arawa. I acknowledge that collaborative action
creates natural tensions as opposing worldviews seek ways to meaningfully engage or deliberately attempt
to torpedo the process.
As a marae chairman of Pounaunui Marae for the last 15 years we fully understand the roles of local
authority and look forward to the new model as a proactive communications tool.
Challenges for Youth
In my view the global perspective could be beneficial to us all as we address youth needs and include Iwi
perspectives.
As a trust manager advocating for youth services we can identify youth needs that other councils have
proactively completed, an example being our local very small skateboard areas and then if councillors could
travel to the Napier/Hastings area view the fabulous developed areas for youth to congregate and enjoy.
Our 8 children were raised for 20 years in Westbrook with a verticle slice of friends and cousins from Ford Rd
up to Pukehangi Rd coming to our house, they were also working on local marae.
My agenda as a citizen is to encourage the development of tools which enhance the wider understanding
extending beyond a monocultural society.
SUBMISSION NO. 87
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 87
Maxine Te Kowhai Rennie QSM
Reasoning:
It is the most effective and appropriate partnership model for Te Arawa and Rotorua Lakes Council to give
true meaning to :Tatau,Tatau" - together.
All of it because we need to stop the talking and get on with the work.
We have had 170 years of a "democratic" model which for Te Arawa did not achieve the true vision of
partnership lets get it right now.
None of it.
No
Tatau, tatau
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SUBMISSION NO. 88
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 88
M E W Collet
SUBMISSION NO. 89
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 89
Bev Palmer
Reasoning:
I do not believe that unelected people on council committees making decisions. If Te Arawa want council
members on committees they should stand in the general elections.
I do NOT agree with any aspect, All council members should be democratically elected, not selected by a
small group of people.
All of it as written in previous answers
Call for a Democratic Governance Option, as required by law. Only elected councillors should make
decisions in the public interest
I feel that these questions are extremely biased. I do not support the TAPP and I want democratic
governance.
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SUBMISSION NO. 90
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 90
Hana Tatere
Reasoning:
Te Arawa hapu are Tangata Whenua of this area
Trust working group to propose suitable proposal
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? none
Yes please continue to have open and meaningful relations with Iwi
SUBMISSION NO. 91
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 91
David Bruce
Reasoning:
No unelected representative is entitled to any voting rites on any council committee. The proposal is totally
undemocratic.
None! Te Arawa is but one iwi within the Rotorua District Council catchment and all iwi have equal rite to any
proposal put forward but only on a consultative basis. No voting rites!
All of it! As presented, the proposal is totally undemocratic. No unelected representatives should have any
voting rites
Democratic Governance Option
Patently obvious that most questions asked are totally biased toward Steve Chadwick and some council
cohorts trying to bulldoze hidden agendas through.
No reason not to have Maori Advisory Policy Board representing all iwi opinion on any matter arising for
committee consultation, but no voting rites!
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SUBMISSION NO. 92
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 92
Alan Armstrong
Reasoning:
It excludes the 60% of Maori living in Rotorua who belong to other iwi.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Maori Ward
I am a member of Ngati Raukawa ki Otaki living in Rotorua and I have friends here from many other iwi.
Between us we make up 60% of the Maori living in Rotorua. None of us have any representation on any of
Te Arawa's committees and they don't consult with us, so our issue with them is exactly the same one they
have with the Council - being represented by others who don't consult or listen.
Of course tikanga Maori says that tangata whenua have primacy, but that shouldn't exclude other iwi from
also being heard.
A Maori ward (fraught with political baggage) would be a more democratic solution as it would include all
Maori.
SUBMISSION NO. 93
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 93
Greg Ellwood
Reasoning:
I would like to see everybody who is on Council committees there as an elected representative - not just
there as a matter of supposed right.
I do not want to see any interest groups having an unfair proportion of power without having earned that
power i.e. elected onto the Council by the majority of the people the Council represents.
I have no problem with advisory groups to assist in Council decisions.
None.
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All of it
Groups with Special interests be given an advisory role only.
Special Interest Groups do need an input into some Council decisions but this should be in an advisory role NOT a controlling role as it would be if they are given an automatic voting right.
There are also other Interest Groups i.e. other Maori Whanau other than Te Arawa who also need
representation (in an advisory role).
SUBMISSION NO. 94
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 94
Brian and Fay Winks
Reasoning:
It would be advantageous to all if input from Te Arawa made for a better society.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? See above
We strongly object to voting rights given to persons who have not been elected in a correctly run election
regardless of race.
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SUBMISSION NO. 95
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 95
Brent Frew
Reasoning:
We have the duly elected Council members to run our district and in no way am I prepared to allow extra non
elected people make decisions for me on the way my money is spent or wasted on decisions made. I am
sure if people feel they need extra voices on the council then stand for election like everyone else does and
not try and get in the back door.
Not a lot. I agree they can put forward idea's about Rotorua District like anyone else can but that's as far as it
should go.
Getting un-elected voting people sitting in on council meetings and making decisions for me that I have not
voted them in for.
If their standing committee wasn't working in previous years then they need to look at themselves and ask
why.
Do not go against all democratic procedures by allowing non-elected people have voting rights other wise we
might be asking for another election to see if the majority agree with this decision of the mayor.
SUBMISSION NO. 96
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 96
Veronica Morgan
Reasoning:
I don’t believe there should be unelected people making decisions on council. there are other ways of
addressing the Treaty of Waitangi and the involvement of Te Arawa in Council.
None of it, I believe in democracy and we have the avenue of elections for Te Arawa to get on to Council and
I believe they already have elected councillors on the council.
All of it as above there is another way. I suggest you read the Democratic Governance Model and discuss
this at Council. One other point is the cost I thought the council was trying to cut costs.
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I prefer and support the Democratic Governance Model.
I do support Maori having some form that they can talk to Council, and a Maori Policy Advisory Board would
be a great way for that as all Maori could contribute. Then if there was a Community Policy Board also it
would be a great way of uniting all of the people of Rotorua. What you are suggesting is only going to divide
the Community and this worries me greatly. I love Rotorua and I am extremely worried that what you are
suggesting will do so much harm. You have the opportunity as a Council to do something great by
introducing the Democratic Governance Board.
SUBMISSION NO. 97
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 97
Kath Henderson
That members of the Te Arawa Board be elected by the Te Arawa community.
That Te Arawa candidates who wish to sit on the Board put themselves forward with their views etc. and an
election be held if necessary.(more candidates than positions)
That they be voted for by Te Arawa voters registered with Te Arawa.
That the voters be the legal age for voting.(some form of identification needed)
Time needs to be given for Te Arawa voters to register with Te Arawa.
That Te Arawa pay half of the costs of this exercise
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SUBMISSION NO. 98
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 98
David Phillips
Reasoning:
I do not support any of it. To be truly democratic it should partner ALL Maori ratepayers and why not other
groups eg Greypower?
None. Because it fails to represent democracy in Rotorua by according disproportionate power to one
group. Te Arawa are already well represented by at least 3 councillors.
All of it! Unelected people should NOT be allowed to vote on council committees. This is unfair to other
residents.
Yes! I would support creation of various Boards, Maori (not solely Te Arawa) elderly etc which would have
expert officials to help in formulating policy. Only elected councillors should vote.
An alternative model should be presented in this “consultation”. One that includes provision for consultations
with interesting groups eg business, but only councillors should vote.
SUBMISSION NO. 99
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 99
Sylvia Phillips
Reasoning:
The Te Arawa Partnership Plan would give disproportionate power to one small section of Rotorua society –
this is undemocratic.
I want a Maori Party Advisory Board and all others to be there to advise elected councillors who make
decisions in all the people of Rotorua’s best interests.
I do not agree with any of it as it is undemocratic.
This would give disproportionate power to one group in Rotorua society. It is wrong and it is unfair.
I disagree with all of it. The idea of giving voting rights to unelected Te Arawa tribe people is undemocratic
and unfair and just plain wrong. There are already many Maori and Maori-sympathetic councillors/Mayor
who can put Te Arawa points of view.
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Yes!!! I would wish a democratic governance model to be put forward. This would give all groups and
individuals in Rotorua the chance to make their views and specialist knowledge known to elected councillors
who could take them forward. I want everyone in Rotorua to have an equal voice.
George Orwell in ‘Animal Farm’ Napoleon the pig says ‘All pigs are equal BUT some are more equal than
others!’ Is this what Rotorua wants?
Gareth Morgan ‘If you give any group unique political rights you automatically – to the extent those rights
give them power over other people – start crowding out democracy’.
I feel outraged that one sector of Rotorua society has been chosen and given completely disproportionate
and completely undemocratic rights and powers.
I also feel that this feedback form is biased and slanted in its wording so as to give the Mayor the outcome
she craves.
SUBMISSION NO. 100
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 100
John Bain
Reasoning:
I do not want unelected people on council committees making decisions. It is not democratic.
All of it. I do not want unelected people on council committees making decisions. It is not democratic.
What is wrong with the status quo? Consult widely, yes. Unelected people of committees making decision,
no.
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SUBMISSION NO. 101
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 101
Jacqui Mackle
Reasoning:
I do not agree with people, no matter race, sex or beliefs, having such an integral part of council decision
making without having being voted by all of the community. If these people truly do represent who they say
they do surely come election time this would be reflected and they would be justly voted onto Council. I think
it is a lazy way of some people to avoid having to campaign, convince and show their true colours during
election time and all under the banner of "we represent the preople"; what people, i'm part maori and I totally
disagree with this. It also concerns me that it is well known when a group of people say they represent others
when decisions are made their is outcry from the supposed represented peoples that this in fact was not
their wish and these representatives do not actually have their support. Terrible idea and I think this is not
what the community wants, this is just a few peoples agenda being pushed. No, no, no!
I do not agree with people, no matter race, sex or beliefs, having such an integral part of council decision
making without having being voted by all of the community. If these people truly do represent who they say
they do surely come election time this would be reflected and they would be justly voted onto Council. I think
it is a lazy way of some people to avoid having to campaign, convince and show their true colours during
election time and all under the banner of "we represent the preople"; what people, i'm part maori and I totally
disagree with this. It also concerns me that it is well known when a group of people say they represent others
when decisions are made their is outcry from the supposed represented peoples that this in fact was not
their wish and these representatives do not actually have their support. Terrible idea and I think this is not
what the community wants, this is just a few peoples agenda being pushed. No, no, no!
SUBMISSION NO. 102
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 102
Walter Bateson
Reasoning:
Do not want unelected people on Council.
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What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? All.
No mention of promised options 1, 3 and 4.
SUBMISSION NO. 103
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 103
John Joyce
Reasoning:
I want only elected council members making decisions on my behalf.
None.
All of it.
As Now. Democratically Elected Council Members.
Have no problem with various advisory groups advising Council where applicable but final decisions must
only be made by democratically elected council members.
All citizens should have an equal right to put forward their name for election to council and the ballot box
should be the final arbiter.
I don't support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan and prefer to think of us all being New Zealanders and equal
with one vote and the power to use it to elect our chosen representatives.
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SUBMISSION NO. 104
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 104
Kevin J Lyall
Reasoning:
Article Three of the Treaty of Waitangi granted Maori the same rights and privileges as British subjects, i.e.
elective democracy.
If Maori wish to have a voice on the Rotorua District Council they can stand for election and be accepted or
rejected like everyone else.
I do not want to see unelected people representing Rotorua on our Council.
Te Arawa are already Treaty partners in New Zealand and they need no further privileges than what the
Treaty granted and guaranteed to them.
That more Maori stand for election and put themselves forward like everyone else.
I am immensely grateful to Te Arawa for their land benefactions in 1880, which enabled Rotorua to be
established, but that does not entitle them to any greater rights or privileges than the colonial European
settlers of Rotorua.
SUBMISSION NO. 105
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 105
Ron Thompson
Reasoning:
The proposal is undemocratic. I do not want unelected representatives making decisions on my behalf.
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SUBMISSION NO. 106
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 106
B Ann Hodgkiss
Reasoning:
Please give your reasoning to the question above:
I definitely DO NOT want unelected people having voting rights on any Council committees. I voted for
councillors to do that!
I DO NOT want excessive power being given to an elite group regardless of ethnicity or persuasion.
Other iwi and groups should be involved.
I'm 99% sure that this plan will cost infinitely more than the up to approx $300,000 promoted, given this
council is no better than the last at containing costs. There has been no public mention of the inordinate
amount already spent either.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? NONE!
ALL OF IT!
We don't need elitism, preferential treatment and the delivery of excessive power to a minority.
It seems to stretch the LGA 2002 to its limit. Nowhere in that law does it state voting rights to select iwi. It
refers to all Maori, not select iwi.
I would prefer a more democratic option along the lines of the Rotorua Prodemocracy Society. A compromise
of the 2 options would be more acceptable.
This whole business stinks of cronie-ism. It was not mentioned in the Mayor's election debates but was
undoubtedly being schemed prior to the election.
I am totally in favour of experts offering advice in their areas of expertise - in all areas of council decisionmaking. JUST NOT HAVING VOTING RIGHTS!
ps; The wording of this form is confusing - probably deliberately.
SUBMISSION NO. 107
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 107
Edward Keeffe
Reasoning:
Unelected people on Council committees making decisions. Disproportionate power going to any interest
group.
Everyone should be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
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None.
There would be unelected people on council committees making decisions.
Disproportionate power going to one interest group.
Everyone should have the opportunity to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
All of it.
There would be unelected people on council committees making decisions.
Disproportionate power going to an interest group.
Everyone should be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
Democratic Governance Option.
The questions posed are biased in trying to predetermine the TAPP outcome.
I do not support the TAPP and want democratic governance.
SUBMISSION NO. 108
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 108
Brian D Brown
Reasoning:
No group should be given voting rights on any committee, with out being duly elected by the rate payers.
It may be a case to have Te Arawa represented, but with no voting rights on certain committees, as it would
be maybe to have an Asian representative on certain committees.
Basically anything to do with a minority group having voting rights with going through the due process and
standing for council as a councillor, the same as any one else.
Yes just have a representative there when dealing with their specific area in an advisory capacity
I whole heartedly disagree with the whole model. It is undemocratic and smells of interest groups taking over
the council.
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SUBMISSION NO. 109
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 109
Steve Lawson
Reasoning:
Unelected people or special interest groups eg Te Arawa have any right to participate in Council decisions.
If Te Arawa representatives want to participate in Council decisions, then they should like just like anyone
else who lives in Rotorua, participate in democratic Council local election processes, and if they are elected
on their own merits then they can participate.
agree with none - this is not democratic
disagree with all aspects - this is not democratic
use democratic process already in place
Do you have any further comments? no
SUBMISSION NO. 110
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 110
Mike van Bennekom
Reasoning:
The whole policy is racist and panders to a small minority in Rotorua who somehow fell in a privileged
position because of their ancestors generosity. they were well paid and have had other privileges over the
years that have more than fully repaid the gifts.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? none . as above
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? all.
advice and guidance only. no voting power
The mayor is obviously biased and to make any opposition to her proposal called racist is absurd .
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SUBMISSION NO. 111
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 111
Kevin Walsh
Reasoning:
Te Arawa are not elected to office I would prefer elected people to be the decision makers. Te Arawa have
been given their lands back and a substantial amount of money they are not a majority peoples in Rotorua.
I would like a fair and open council; one that is not influenced by non elected persons.
Te Arawa are an interest group therefore they should advise and not have voting rights.
None; as above. Te Arawa are not elected by the majority of Rotorua citizens. I do not want disproportionate
power going to any interest group. I want everyone to contribute to a fair decision making process.
All of it. Te Arawa iwi are not an elected body in the council; elected by the people of Rotorua, therefore they
should advise not be given voting rights. Let them stand as a potential Councillor that is fair and democratic.
Not supplied
With the brand name change of the council it is also time to drop this idea of a partnership with a minority
interest group. Te Arawa have had far too much say in the running of the city and that is not a fair and
democratic council.
If the council insisted that there be Te Arawa on the council then it should be in proportion to Government
Maori seats which relates to less than one seat for this council.
SUBMISSION NO. 112
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 112
Marie Booth
I am totally against the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model.
Maori had twelve months of secret consultation and rate payer funded Hui to build this deal to suit
themselves, and it was then presented to non Maori as the expected model. It was only when strong
objections were raised that non Maori were given a voice.
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Consultation is one thing, but to have non elected people with voting rights selected on racist
grounds is totally wrong. The sneaky way this has been done has divided the town, and if allowed
to mushroom will eventually lead to civil war as there is in so many European countries.
To say they “will not be paid” is devious as the cost has been published as between $250,000 and
$290,000. Someone is getting paid.
The Statement of Proposal says “Council is required by law to facilitate Maori participation in
Council decision making processes.” Surely this means getting Maori to get out on polling days
and vote, to take part in community projects as well as those that are Marae based, as well as
obtaining an education relevant to the 21st century that gives them the ability to contribute
Surely the Council should be encouraging all peoples to work together, not promulgate this racist
and divisive policy.
I would accept a Maori Policy Advisory Board with no voting rights, and would like to see a
Community Policy Advisory Board of all interested parties. All these people to be expert officials
to advise the elected councilors who will democratically make decisions.
SUBMISSION NO. 113
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 113
James Morgan
Reasoning:
I don't believe that your ethnicity, or indeed the time your ancestors arrived in NZ should give you any special
rights above that of the general population.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? None
Special rights based on ethnicity. I believe that the world has moved on from the concept of the privilege of
birth and special rights by accident of birth.
I don't believe anyone should have voting rights on the council if they do not win them in an election.
Although I might not like some of the members elected to council I accept that they act with the will of the
people. I am not willing for the rates I pay to be spent based on decisions influenced by unelected special
interest groups.
One man one vote!
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SUBMISSION NO. 114
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 114
John Smale
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SUBMISSION NO. 115
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 115
Peter Dare
SUBMISSION NO. 116
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 116
Avril Walter
Reasoning:
I believe in the Te Arawa people enough to know that they have the intelligence and ability to stand as any
other person can do and be elected to council on their own merits. My rates are paid from my own efforts
and hard work and I don't expect them to assist with the payment of non elected officers sitting in council. I
am opposed in principal to this. I resent the Mayors bias in this direction and her inability to see past her
obvious bias - or reverse racism or whatever you want to call it.
Te Arawa are a proud race and should be able to stand on their own merits, not resort to having to have
special privilege as if they were a mentally retarded group of people who have special needs.
If land in Rotorua was gifted,(and there is debate here as well) then this would have been under the umbrella
of Koha which has no expectation of anything in return - certainly not special favours over other members of
the community
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SUBMISSION NO. 117
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 117
Chris Ross
Reasoning:
I believe in the democratic principle of voting for an individual regardless race creed or culture that this
person represents the process that has put them into office to represent those who have voted for them that
they carry out said duties in an unbiased manner without any other personal or otherwise political agendas
that influence the whole process of democracy in the first instance.
I believe that any person organization or peoples or that of tribal groups have every right to lobby and do
their upmost to influence or change put forward their constructive ideas opinions that may best suit their
communities and groups at large as this is indeed the basis of democracy, this is why we all have the right to
vote to insure a free democratic process is followed and council members are in the position to maintain this
and act in accordance with the wishes of the community.
Major changes to democracy of this nature requires a vote by the whole community to allow the democratic
principle put forward be put in its place one way or the other, at least the voice of the people will be heard
and the majority decision can then stand on its merit.
As outlined in the above reference individuals regardless their position in communities or any other standing
all persons acting in positions of power with the right to influence change make legal decisions on behalf of
the community must therefore be duly elected to such a position by the people at the appropriate time
elections are held.
The Te Arawa Partnership or any other such model must not proceed where unelected individuals gain seats
of power that have not been gained by the democratic process we abide by.
There are many models of interest groups advisory boards comunity lobbiest groups that act outside of paid
elected council officials it is up to each interested party to form the best suited to their needs.
Democracy must be cherished protected at all times improved only for the benefit of all and given the
blessing for change by all.
We all stand together for the betterment of our communities in a process that allows any person of any group
race people to go forward with the ideals and values of those behind them and be elected by the people.
Do not erode this process by division as history does show the smallest seed can be the undoing of
misguided ideals.
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SUBMISSION NO. 118
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 118
Ron Hall
Reasoning:
Keep the status quo. No voting rights.
Why not invite other groups ie Asians ,Indians etc sitting in on meetings
I voted for the mayor & some of the councillors because I thought they would be impartial & do their best for
Rotorua but I have found out them to be racist & devisive, pushing through legislation without general
consultation. This is not what I voted for.
SUBMISSION NO. 119
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 119
Cherie Du Toit
Reasoning:
To give a group of persons (especially anyone representing a specific ethnic, religious, political or economic
sector) direct input and voting rights on our democratically elected council, is democratic suicide. If Te Arawa
wants a say, their individual votes for normal councillors should be used. The individual citizen has the right
to vote for a candidate to represent his/her views on council.
The Model is flawed. It smacks of paternalism and token kow-towing to an ethnic minority. I support a New
Zealand where every citizen has equal rights, and equal freedoms. I condemn artificial undemocratic means
to redistribute wealth and power.
Democracy implies the greatest benefit for the greatest number of citizens. This means that sometimes a
certain proportion of the citizens will not enjoy certain benefits. It is wrong to upset the democratic principle
by allocating the rights and privileges of elected councillors to unelected interest groups.
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I suggest that council might consult advisory boards on matters beyond their own expertise. Such advisory
boards should be constituted with an academic, scientific, historical and geographical basis.
The yes/no style of the questions in this survey will favour a pre-determined outcome. I expect more
objectivity in the composition of surveys such as this.
SUBMISSION NO. 120
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 120
Roger Bowden
Reasoning:
In an advisory capacity only, as Te Arawa obviously have a great presence and stake in Rotorua.
In a policy advisory partnership only as they have always had for the above reasons.
That unelected people would be appointed by a Te Arawa Board to Council committees and have a vote.
This is against all the principles of democracy and must not be allowed to happen.
SUBMISSION NO. 121
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 121
Lisa Williams
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people to voting rights or automatically have a right to have equal say as elected
Councillors.
I do not believe Te Arawa Partnership Plan (Option 2) is fair and democratic.
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What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? None of it.
That Te Arawa will be non-elected, by the majority of the constituency, but have voting rights.
This approach only encourages separatism and bias.
Modified model proposed by Te Arawa - but without voting rights
SUBMISSION NO. 122
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 122
Stu and Ngaire Fairweather
Reasoning:
All people representing Rotorua citizens, ratepayers etc should go through the standard legal election
process. If this doesn't happen then it's a free-for-all and what's stopping the elderly, nurses, office workers,
farmers etc from also asking the council to partner with them so they can also have a non-elected voice on
the council. We don't want unelected people on the Council committee making decisions. We want a
democratic Governance Model only.
None of it..............
We don't want the Te Arawa partnership plan at all and the Council should not be wasting money on putting
together a 'model' like this. If there is anyone in the Te Arawa group who wants a voice on the council then
they should run in the local body elections and make it known at the time that they are standing for the Te
Arawa group.
Let those people run in the local body election.
WE SAY NO...........NO........NO..... TO THE TE ARAWA PARTNERSHIP MODEL......WE SAY TO ANYONE
FROM THE TE ARAWA GROUP WHO WANTS A VOICE ON COUNCIL TO STAND IN THE LOCAL BODY
ELECTIONS JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.
NO TE ARAWA PARTNERSHIP
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SUBMISSION NO. 123
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 123
Reginald William Wellington
Reasoning:
Te Arawa is only one of many iwi who are domiciled in the Rotorua District Council area, and if this privilege
is accorded to one iwi, it should be accorded to all.
The fact that a previous association was not successful and long lasting must surely prove that it was not
and still is not needed.
Every aspect for the reasons given above, plus the need for Council to concentrate on business which must
be suffering while all this time and money is spent on endeavouring to bring into being what would hardly be
called a partnership. i.e. Two representatives is not a good example of a partnership. A far better idea would
be for two more citizens of Maori descent to stand for and be democratically elected onto the Rotorua District
Council.
A genuine Democratic Governance system.
I support a Council system which it's elected members ask for and consider advice from a wide variety of
interested and affected groups, be they iwi, service groups, Chamber of Commerce, Age Concern, Grey
Power, service clubs, police, churches, or School Trustees, to name just a few.
Insufficient space was given to the above question which allowed me to read my answer without scrolling
back. I regard this as a deliberate ploy to restrict statements.
SUBMISSION NO. 124
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 124
Michael Carr
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people to have voting rights or automatically have a right to have equal say as elected
Councillors.
I do not believe Te Arawa Partnership Plan (Option 2) is fair and democratic.
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I disagree that Te Arawa - or any organisation - should automatically be given voting rights without going
through the process of democratic election.
I do not believe Te Arawa Partnership Plan (option 2) is fair and democratic.
Modified model proposed by Te Arawa - but without voting rights.
As a rate paying citizen of Rotorua I am disappointed and feel let down that the Mayor and Geoff Williams
appear as though they were going to action this proposal without public consultation.
Furthermore, Public consultation also appears to have been actioned once the Rotorua Pro-Democracy
Society Inc bought the issue to the public's attention.
Otherwise I believe the Mayor and CEO would have railroaded this through.
SUBMISSION NO. 125
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 125
Pauline Christie
I do not support the Te Arawa partnership proposal plan because
/1.unelected people on council have no right to make decisions affecting rate payers.
2/The mayor did not tell us of her plans when she stood for office.
3/The changing of the name of the Rotorua events Centre without disclosure was undemocratic
and very upsetting to ratepayers.
4/Finally I don't support the Te Arawa partnership plan
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SUBMISSION NO. 126
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 126
Deidre and Colin Barnett
Reasoning:
Te Arawa only speaks for Te Arawa.. true representation should include the other 13 Iwi.
*We do not want unelected people on Council Committees making decisions.
*We do not want disproportionate power going to any interest group.
*We want elected representatives only as per three yearly local body elections.
* We want a democratic governance model.
* We do not want or support the Te Arawa partnership Plan.
*We want a Maori Policy advisory board, a community policy advisory board, individuals and interest groups
and expert official to advise ELECTED councillors to make decisions that best serve the interests of ALL
ratepayers.
This is totally unnecessary as the present council is represented by four incumbent councillors sensitive to,
and hopefully unbiased towards the overall future development of the Rotorua Lakes District Council.
It is of great concern to us that this appears to being pushed through which is flying in the face of what the
Rotorua Pubic and ratepayer wants and deems to be fair and democratic.
Let all people of all ethnic denominations stand for Council at the three yearly elections.. then this is truly
democratic and not a minority number appearing to de-rail democracy.
Let there be a referendum to truly gage if this is what the Ratepayers of Rotorua want.
It is not a sign of weakness to pull back, re-think and really listen to the ratepayers who pay the wages.
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SUBMISSION NO. 127
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 127
Ian Pound and Mal Feetham
Reasoning:
Why would I want unelected people I know nothing about, deciding the future of my city. What is effective
about this type of undemocratic partnership.
Democracy has to be seen. As a democratic society elected councillors are the ones voted into council by
the people of Rotorua to act in the best interests of all the people of Rotorua. Not an unelected iwi.
Not a thing. Te Arawa would be there in a decision making role, promloting their own interests only.
This proposed partnership is solely for the Te Arawa people and their own self interests. Very one sided.
Also the questions to this form are Te Arawa favoured. It is so one sided.
The whole way the Mayor and a few of her followers tried to get this ill faithed proposal thru council without
transparency.
What happened to a democratic RDC for the whoel of Rotorua’s population, not just promoting a small
section of its citizens.
Yes, let the democratically voted in RDC councillors run the city without a Te Arawa stick hanging over their
heads.
Why has this Mayoral council brought this to the fore. Why would bringing Te Arawa into decisions relating
to the growth and prosperity be an advantage. Does this mean that the elected councillors would be
deficient to obtain this outcome.
Why is this undemocratic proposal just for one iwi. There are other iwi, tribes based in Rotorua. The
proposal gives preferred status to one group, and one group only.
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SUBMISSION NO. 128
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 128
Ross Thompson
The council consists of elected members. They are charged with managing the affairs of our city. We do not
need non elected people to assist in this process.
The proposed partnership model is unacceptable, and probably even illegal.
SUBMISSION NO. 129
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 129
Tony Ryan
Reasoning:
All council members should be voted on re public elections (democracy)!!
Race based preference.
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SUBMISSION NO. 130
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 130
David Kite
Reasoning:
I believe all people are equal and any person wishing to represent any group or ideals should be voted into
the position. I believe any other method shows a weakness on behalf of both parties if they are allowed free
entry, especially if they are only representing one group or people is racist move.
SUBMISSION NO. 131
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 131
Mark Howard
Reasoning:
I have answered "No" only because I believe that council should effectively partner with ALL groups, whether
they be Te Arawa or not. This seems to exclude others of Maori descent.
I do not agree that non elected people should have voting rights in council decisions alongside those who
have been elected by the public.
Yes - Democratic Governance Model
This model favours no group ahead of another and only those in council who have been elected by the
public get to decide council policy. Having said that, it does formally allow for the interests of special groups
to be heard and considered.
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SUBMISSION NO. 132
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 132
P J Heron
Reasoning:
Agree in principal with Te Arawa proposal.
Do not agree with non elected members having voting rights.
SUBMISSION NO. 133
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 133
Jim Hitchcock
I do not believe that the Te Arawa Partnership Model is a good option for Rotorua.
We have democratic council elections that elect the people, that determine the future direction of our
community.
I do not want unelected people of any affiliation making or influencing council.
I would prefer council to seek advice if and when required from any group within the community, expecting
council to listen to these groups and then make informed decisions with democratically elected councillors,
being the only people with voting rights.
Option 2 of the plan is diluted democracy.
Why not wait until the next democratic local body elections and hold a separate vote on this proposal.
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SUBMISSION NO. 134
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 134
Jim Spiers
Reasoning:
The citizens of Rotorua have freely elected the Rotorua District Council to deal with all their local affairs.
However there is certainly no justification for the council itself to put further unelected people onto the council
itself or any of its working committees with voting rights.
I don’t agree with any pressure group getting special representation on council at all.
Such groups could be consulted separately, but not allowed to be on any specific council committees.
It is an affront to democracy to have representation on council by any unelected member of a political, racial
or religious group.
In specific conditions it is of course advisable to have discussion with any affected group or individuals.
If unelected individuals are put onto council committees I will certainly not vote for the councillors supporting
such a move in the next council election.
SUBMISSION NO. 135
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 135
D V Stanley-Clarke
Reasoning:
All residents are partners no specific privilege, status to be granted to one group excluding others
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? Undemocratic
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SUBMISSION NO. 136
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 136
Roger and Moira Smith
Reasoning:
We do not want unelected people on council committees making decisions for us the ratepayers. It is
undemocratic at the very least.
A disproportionate amount of power will go to one ethnic group of the population; again undemocratic and
disproportionate.
Everyone in Rotorua should be able to contribute equally and fairly.
None. We do not want unelected people on the council making decisions for everyone. Disproportionate
power will go to one section of the population over others.
Our Mayor is a disappointment to us as we thought she would be fair to everyone in the district.
All of it. As I said above: because it is a travesty of the democratic process. Unelected people should not be
on council committees because of their ethnicity. They should not be making decisions for the rest of us.
Why can we not comment on options 1,3 and 4?
These questions are so biased towards the TAPP that they predetermine the outcome. What is this all
about? Not public consultation at any rate.
We do not support TAPP and we want democratic governance.
We are VERY disappointed in our Mayor, we thought she would be better than this.
SUBMISSION NO. 137
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 137
Dianne Western
Reasoning: Not democratic.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Status quo.
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SUBMISSION NO. 138
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 138
Winsome Hirst
Reasoning:
This is not a democratic model on which to run this community.
None. It is racially biased.
All of it. It is racially biased and not a democratic model.
The current standing committee.
It is time all the discrimination was stopped and all references to race were dropped.
SUBMISSION NO. 139
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 139
A D Steel
Sirs,
1.I do not support a system of governance which gives or shows support to any one section of
our population. Whether this be based on racial, ethnic or any other nature including wealth or
poverty.
2.Allowing disproportionate power to any group of populations is not acceptable. therefore the so
called Te Arawa Partnership Model Proposal is flawed and totally unfair to all other new Zealand
citizens.
3.Everyone who has a democratic right to vote should be able to exercise that right without let or
hindrance.
4.In a democratically governed country no single inordinately wealthy group of population should
have rights other than democratic.
5.It beggars belief that a small proportion (Rotorua) of our democratic country should have to be
invited to give opinion on whether or not to remain democratic
6.I support unreservedly the Democratic Governance Model which would continue to accept input
from all sections of the enfranchised voting population.
7.I do not support Te Arawa Partnership plan.
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SUBMISSION NO. 140
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 140
John Sandrey
Reasoning:
Support elected council members.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? Not supplied.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? Not supplied.
SUBMISSION NO. 141
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 141
Richard Kean
Reasoning:
I want fairly-elected representation for all ratepayers. I do not want unelected minority pressure groups
effectively unbalancing a democratic system of discussion, consideration and voting.
I agree with NO aspects of the proposal. There can not be balanced deliberations if some parties in council
committees are not fairly elected
I DISAGREE with all of it. Council committees should NOT contain unelected members who can skew
deliberations with their own agendas. Unelected pressure groups have no business in what should be fairly
elected committees.
Why should there be? We vote for councillors. It's the democratic way.
This appears to be a very 'Tony Blair', 'New Labour' questionnaire; loaded as if everyone already agrees, no
consultation necessary.
It would seem that a small minority are trying to push this through under the radar and I totally disagree with
it. I had expected something more honest from the council which I voted for and am very disappointed.
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SUBMISSION NO. 142
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 142
Barbara Hitchcock
Reasoning:
I do not want unelected people on Council making decisions. I want everyone to contribute fairly to the
decision making process, I don't want disproportionate power going to any one group of people. I want it to
fairly represent all people. I don't want Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
I would like people from all groups and boards to advise ELECTED councillors who make decisions
I DON'T agree at all
Using people to be part of RDC but are NOT elected on.
It will not bring equality to all people in Rotorua,
Use boards ,interested parties to advise elected persons
SUBMISSION NO. 143
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 143
Pauline Kean
Reasoning:
Elected councillors only are what we understand to be democracy. NZ legislation does not undermine NZers
democracy.
I don't agree with any of the aspects.
The way council decisions have been made has caused me to loose confidence in the power I have to
influence decisions that could seriously impact on my living.
The whole process has made me nervous that any sign of agreement will trap me into appearing to agree to
the whole proposal.
All of it.
I have overheard from people closer to her that the Mayor has received poor advice and I agree she has.
I think the proposal is well meant but ill conceived.
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As much input from Maori as possible all their advice listened to but the same influence on council decisions
as we all have.
I have read the inflammatory remarks against the councillors who have objected to the new rules.
Some comments by the councillor who wrote in the Ngongotaha newsletter weren't short of bullying.
Others have warned the public there will be dire consequences if the proposal doesn't go through.
I grew up in Rotorua, it was a better place because of the large population of Maori. I learned the value of
close ties with family. I learned consumerism doesn't bring comfort, aroha & security, close family does.
Now there is division creeping in, a `them & us ' mentality, it can't go on it won't work.
SUBMISSION NO. 144
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 144
Michael Pietrantoni
Reasoning:
Partnership is fine but there is no reason for one favored racial group to be given unelected representation at
the expense of all other racial groups.
You will Balkanize New Zealand into racial islands forever in tension with each other.
NO to unelected people having voting rights on Committee's and Panels.
Again - allowing unelected persons to have voting rights on matters voted on by the elected representatives
of the people.
This is an assault on representative democracy and will serve to undermine faith in the electoral process.
Not at this time.
This is an out and out racist effort by the mayor and some on the council. No group based on race should
have "more power, influence and decision making power" on the council than any other group.
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SUBMISSION NO. 145
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 145
Loeta Davies
Reasoning:
They are not elected by the citizens of Rotorua to stand as Council Members.
I agree that they should have representatives who can advise Council but on a voluntary basis.
I understand that they should be paid a salary to represent Te Arawa and this I object to.
SUBMISSION NO. 146
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 146
James Collins
Reasoning:
I do not support the Te Arawa partnership model. I am happy to effectively partner with Te Arawa on the
basis that we all have an equal stake and our votes have equal value. The question above is misleading.
I do not support any unelected person having the power to vote on any committee funded by ratepayers like
myself. If an exception is made for Te Arawa, I should also have my unelected representative representing
the views of people whose family has lived in NZ for 150 years. Perhaps new immigrants require their
unelected representative too!!
Council expenditure would already appear out of control, and this proposal would add hundreds of
thousands of dollars in increased costs every year. As one who has to pay this bill I object in the strongest
possible terms.
If the council actually took note of the current Te Arawa standing committee, there would be no need for this
expensive, undemocratic and racist proposal. There have been several occasions where council has ignored
ratepayers feedback. It may be beneficial for all ratepayers if councillors acted more in line with the feedback
they get from the majority, rather than pushing through changes that benefit small interest groups.
The sooner we acknowledge that we are all New Zealanders and there is no special privilege for any racial
group the sooner we can be effective partners in all enterprises.
Taking Maori and other interest groups views and values into account when considering new developments
or bylaws.
This could be achieved by consulting something like the existing standing committee. Or some other
specialist in the appropriate field.
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I don't agree with having unelected appointees of any group having voting rights on committees funded by
me and other ratepayers.
If Maori or any other interest group feel strongly about an issue it should not be up to ratepayers to fund their
campaigns to make their voices heard. I disagree with the cost of this proposal.
The ratepayers of the Rotorua district cannot vote out these people if they do not perform.
This proposal will give disproportionate power to one interest group - a group who already has elected
members on the council!!
All of the community should have a say in council decisions. Te Ararwa are one small part of many people
affected by council decisions.
Keep the current standing committee.
I feel this Te Arawa partnership model is totally unnecessary. The current system obviously works, and the
fact that the environment court overturned some decision of the council indicates that if the rights of Te
Arawa are trampled on they have recourse to the justice system, as does any other ratepayer!
The democratic governance model proposal would be my next choice, Where councillors took advice from all
affected parties and considered issues brought up by interest groups. Without paying unelected members of
one special group.
SUBMISSION NO. 147
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 147
Ursula Bamford
Reasoning: Not supplied.
None. Undemocratic to give one section of the community unfair priority.
All the sections of the original promised agreement must be put to the people. Democracy must not be
overlooked or denied.
Yes! I ask for acknowledgement of my wishes.
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SUBMISSION NO. 148
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 148
Colin and Brenda Smart
Reasoning:
We believe that the members of the District Council should be elected by all (including ethnicity) the people
they represent. We believe that the present model is OK.
Standing Committees in the Council are made up of elected members of the Council and therefore are
responsible to all ratepayers in Rotorua. Why give a section of our society preferential treatment who are not
accountable to all ratepayers.
The system where local Iwi are consulted on any projects seems to work.
We do not agree with any aspect of the proposed model. Because it is not democratical.
Why give a section of society decision rights when they are not elected by the people that they represent.
Reserve one seat on the Council for a candidate to be selected by Te Arawa to be elected to Council by the
people. Remembering that any form of democracy is for the people by the people.
SUBMISSION NO. 149
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 149
Diana Edwards
Reasoning:
I do not support OPTION 2 as i do not want unelelected people making council decisions.
I do not want disproportionate power going to any interest group.There are many other ethnic groups & iwi in
Rotorua & they all have the right to stand for council & be elected democratically.
None I do not support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan
not supplied
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I support a Democratic governance model.
I would like a Maori policy Advisory boar,a community policy advisory board,individuals & interest groups, &
expert officials to advise elected councillors & these to make decisions.
SUBMISSION NO. 150
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 150
Andrew Batchelar
Reasoning:
I support partnership through consultation only; it should not include voting rights on council.
None. We already effectively partner through consultation, it should be without voting rights on council; any
other manipulated system where representation has not been given through a democratic process is not a
mandate by the majority of the people of Rotorua
Any system where representation has not been given through a democratic process is not a mandate by the
majority of the people of Rotorua
Yes, representation on council should only be for those elected as part of the yearly general council election
cycle.
The mayor and councillors who are in favour of this should have explained their full intentions during their
election campaign; if they had done so they would have found they do not have the mandate of the Rotorua
community. the implementation cost is a waste of money that the community cannot afford and rate payer
should not be burdened, the whole concept is undemocratic and it shows the focus of the council is not
where the majority of rate payers think it should be. We will have to wait until the next election to fix that.
SUBMISSION NO. 151
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 151
Ross Schultz
Reasoning: NO. It is racism
None. Why should they be treated any differently than any other ethnic group in Rotorua or NZ
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None. Why should they be treated any differently than any other ethnic group in Rotorua or NZ
If they wish to promote any on there own causes they should stand for election like any other member of the
public.
The council is elected and charged with running the city by the rate payers, for the ratepayers.
No one group of any nature should have any more sway or power with the council than another unless they
have been duly elected by a public vote.
The council should concentrate on being a service provider to all ratepayers and not pandering to a vocal
minority, to whom the Mayor is related
SUBMISSION NO. 152
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 152
Ralph Mosen
Reasoning:
Firstly, I support the intention of Council to effectively partner with Te Arawa to assist Council meet their
obligation under the Treaty of Waitangi. Namely "Conducting Excellent Relationships" is premised on Iwi
values and principles such as those embodied within and envisaged by the Treaty of Waitangi, inclusive of
its spirit and intent. These principles and values will guide RLC thinking and practices in respect of Iwi
aspirations, contexts, circumstances and actions to support the realisation of Iwi / Hapu members potential
and their entitlement to success as members of whanau, hapu, iwi and citizens of Aotearoa.
Secondly, Identity, Language and Culture are essential building blocks for Iwi / Hapu success. This is true for
members of all ethnicities. In a Maori context iwi are the repositories and experts in these areas. They are
key guardians, contributors and sources of knowledge and expertise in terms of providing this platform and
facilitating whanau, hapu and iwi success and responding to the needs, interests and aspirations of their
tribal affiliates.
I support the proposed model in its entirety.
Te Arawa are the Tangata Whenua within the Rotorua District and without the generosity of the tupuna of
Ngati Whakaue, Rotorua City as we know it might never have come into being. Somewhere along the line of
our history the residents of Rotorua seem to have "forgotten" this (conveniently or otherwise) and this model
goes some way towards honouring the "intent" of the Fenton Agreement whereby Iwi receive a say in the
affairs of Council as recognition of their generosity.
Most of this land was gifted to Rotorua in the form of 15 Trust Reserves. To quote Mr Dan Kingi (of Ngati
Whakaue descent) in response to the performance of these Trust Reserves established in the early 1880's.
"It is recognised in law that when a trust fails in its purpose the estate reverts to its donors". Many of these
Trusts have been long since been sold. To further quote Mr Kingi " I have no desire to benefit at your
expense through the ineptitude and thoughtlessness of those responsible for administering these trusts, but
where they fail they revert to me. These valuable trusts were meant to form part of our common heritage in
perpetuity. They should remain inalienable and sacrosanct." Have these trusts therefore failed?
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This partnership model redresses some of the alienation of Iwi on their own whenua.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? None.
I prefer the model as described.
I will speak to my submission - this will be the further commentary on the points I have raised.
SUBMISSION NO. 153
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 153
Susan Taylor
Reasoning:
I feel it is quite wrong to have unelected people on Council committees, having influence over decision
making. This goes against the whole philosophy of democracy, whereby people in positions of power are
elected by the majority.
I do not agree with any of it.
The Te Arawa Partnership plan rings many alarm bells for me, not the least being disproportionate power
going to one group - what about the other Maori tribes in the Rotorua area? Will they too want a say on
Council committees?
Having these unelected people on salaries is outrageous. Who is going to chose who they are? How do we
know how qualified they are to make important decisions for the city of Rotorua? How do we know they will
not push their own agenda?
The Democratic Governance model seems a far fairer and less divisive option. It would have a Maori Policy
Board input (unpaid) to give advice to councillors who have been legitimately elected by the people of
Rotorua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 154
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 154
Wiremu Keepa
Reasoning:
Because we need to be at the decision making table. We have been overlooked far too long as members of
the community. We deserve better representation. We need to have a fair balance in all things to do with the
running of our council.
All because they are totally fair.
SUBMISSION NO. 155
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 155
Ross Allen
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people on council committees making decisions, and disproportionate power going to
any one interest group everyone should be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
NONE !
any one interest group everyone should be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes
ALL OF IT
any one interest group everyone should be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
DEMOCRATIC ELECTED REPRESENTAVES
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SUBMISSION NO. 156
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 156
Ian Hood
Reasoning:
The partnership plan is essentially undemocratic in that it gives voting rights and decision-making to people
not elected in council elections. It therefore favours one particular group over other interest groups in the
community unrepresentatively.
I do not agree with the model as a package for the reasons stated above.
The lack of democracy and representative decision-making as outlined two questions above.
Yes. Te Arawa should be able to submit their views and aspirations, desirably through an official advisory
procedural framework structure, to Council where final decisions are made, Council consisting wholly of
members elected in the local body elections involving the whole community (including Te Arawa).
SUBMISSION NO. 157
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 157
Geoff Rice
Reasoning:
It falls in line with the Government Act 2002 requirements that our council must adhere too.
Te Arawa as the Hau Kainga Iwi settled this area almost 1000 years ago and played a major part creating
and giving to this City.
The Te Arawa influence in the future particularly economically will be enormous. This will allow for a more
effective contribution from Te Arawa to the community and establish a partnership between the Council and
Te Arawa that will be more enabling and enduring.
Everything in the proposed model
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? None
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SUBMISSION NO. 158
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 158
C Withers
I have been following all your activities over the last year and they seem to be getting steadily more
out of hand. Do you not act, were you not elected by all the people? If you wanted to divide town
from country you have, if your plan was to waste money on some green idea with bikes and
scooters etc dividing the city, why? Now you have elevated your position to favour a select few
with voting powers that democratically should not even be thought of. My points are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
I do not want unelected people on council committees with voting rights.
I do not want disproportionate power going to any one interest group.
I do not support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
I support a democratic governance model.
I want advisory boards for Maori, community and other interest groups. I expect elected
councillors to seek advice from expert officials and to then make decisions. For the benefit of
all.
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SUBMISSION NO. 159
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 159
Stewart Edward
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SUBMISSION NO. 160
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 160
James Archibald
Reasoning: Undemocratic!!
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? Nil.
All of it because it is undemocratic and costs money we don’t have.
Something equal to everyone.
SUBMISSION NO. 161
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 161
Elaine Mander
Reasoning:
Because it is undemocratic.
None. It is an unacceptable biased proposal.
All of it. It is totally wrong and a travesty of justice.
Yes. I want a democratic model such as the model proposed by the Rotorua Pro-Democracy
Society Inc.
Yes. This proposal must not go ahead. It will make the majority of citizens second class citizens.
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SUBMISSION NO. 162
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 162
Julie Archibald
Reasoning: Undemocratic.
NONE – undemocratic.
Everything. Sick of them getting whatever they want.
NZ for New Zealanders.
Democratic Governance Model
New Zealand for New Zealanders.
SUBMISSION NO. 163
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 163
Mark and Sharon Stokman
Reasoning:
The proposal is NOT democratic, and should be put to a vote to the general public to be fair. We DO NOT
favour the councils plan. We pay more than our fair share of rates (being farmers) and will be paying more
than the general public for this. Our rates are already huge.
I do Not want unelected people on Council committees making decisions.
I do NOT want disproportionate power going to any interest group.
I do not support Te Arawa Partnership plan.
I want EVERYONE to be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
I support the Democratic Gov Process
And I will be not voting for Steve Chadwick next time if her actions continue such as they are. She has
proven herself to be very sneaky and dishonest.
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None at this stage.
The totally disproportionate influence that Te Arawa would have at the general public cost. Non democratic
processes and unelected people making decisions.
Option 5 put forward by RPDS. More fair all round. More democratic.
This has put a huge rift in the community, and thanks to Steve Chadwick, she has driven a huge wedge in
the community.
We will be talking with our vote next election.
SUBMISSION NO. 164
Submitter:
Karen Vercoe
Organisation:
KTV Consulting Ltd
SUBMISSION NO: 164
Reasoning:
Public - Private Partnerships are an integral part of everyday business and this partnership has the same
characteristics and therefore the same merits.
Each partner brings to the table complimentary yet different skill sets which combined can produce a
dynamic synergy for the community.
The potential environmental and economic opportunities can only be enhanced through this type of
partnership model.
The Government Partner has a statutory responsibility outlined by Law. It employs people to carry out that
function through an employment agreement and is monitored through performance appraisal. The Iwi
Partner has an intrinsic and spiritual responsibility outline by Lore. Whilst the Iwi partner may change its
delegated "person" who enacts its responsibilities, the people who work for, volunteer for and support the Iwi
partner have familial ties to the environment based on hundreds of years of succession. That model has not
changed in 150 years and is unlikely to change. Neither model can be viewed as having higher value but
instead should be viewed as providing a solid platform from which to grow the potential of the partnership for
the broader community.
Public - private partnerships are a normal everyday part of business. Ethnicity should never be used to
detract an opportunity.
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SUBMISSION NO. 165
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 165
B Bowden
Reasoning:
In an advisory capacity only as Te Arawa certainly have a great part to play in the future of Rotorua.
That there be a representation in policy advisory capacity.
That there be any unelected people given rights to vote on council. It completely undermines the principles of
democracy .
Let common sense prevail and listen to the people of the Rotorua district.
SUBMISSION NO. 166
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 166
Waiti Richards
Reasoning:
Māori participation in council decision making is essential to the future wellbeing of our community. Māori are
intrinsically linked to the whenua, and the preservation and growth of our community in a sustainable and
culturally appropriate way. This participation is also required under the Local Govt Act 2002.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? All
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SUBMISSION NO. 167
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 167
Kerri Kerr
Reasoning:
It will allow for "a more effective partnership between Maori and the Council" as recommended by
the Environment Court in 2012, and will assist Council to meet Local Government Act 2002 requirements to
"facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making processes"
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? All of them
SUBMISSION NO. 168
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 168
John Ray
I wish to oppose any action that would give any non-elected person or group of people voting rights
at any meeting of the Council.
SUBMISSION NO. 169
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 169
Kirimatao Tauiliili
Reasoning:
It will allow for "a more effective partnership between Maori and the Council" as recommended by the
Environment Court in 2012, and will assist Council to meet Local Government Act 2002 requirements to
"facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making processes".
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All of them.
Because Maori input is very important to our people.
SUBMISSION NO. 170
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 170
Kirikaiahi Mahutariki
Reasoning:
It will meet the Environment Court's recommendation by providing a more effective partnership between
Maori and the Council, and will assist Council to meet Local Government Act 2002 requirements to facilitate
Maori participation in council decision-making processes.
At a higher level, I think Council, all constituents and the wider region would benefit greatly from an effective
partnership arrangement with Te Arawa, as the tangata whenua. Te Arawa has a lot to offer in terms of skill,
expertise and the economy. Te Arawa organisations have a huge influence in the local business and
economy, which can be maximised for the benefit of all, if there is an effective i model in place with council.
To be effective, the partnership model has to be a true partnership based on good faith, co-operation, and
mutual trust, respect and reciprocity, rather than a mechanism that simply pays lip service.
Working together can only produce better outcomes for the whole region, while also curbing any potential
issues that arise when Te Arawa is not consulted, as has happened in the past, and under the current
model.
I agree with all aspects of the model as it will give Te Arawa a voice within council.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? No.
I think Council, Te Arawa and the Rotorua region have a great opportunity to lead on effective partnership
models between Iwi and Council, that aim to provide better outcomes for the entire region. Accepting and
implementing this model will put the region in good stead for a brighter future that benefits all constituents
and the entire region.
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SUBMISSION NO. 171
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 171
Ngahihi o te ra Bidois
Reasoning:
It allows for a more effective partnership between Maori and the council.
All of them. For the above reason.
SUBMISSION NO. 172
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 172
Josette Hastings
Reasoning:
I believe in one NZ, which in turn means one Rotorua.
The longer we continue to discriminate in any way between race, sex, religious belief and or sexual
preference the more divided we become. Councils are voted in for a reason. We need to maintain
democracy and only have elected people making decisions for the community, they have been elected by a
process and by the people. Community groups of all race, religion and creed should be able to advise and
discuss matters they deem important with the elected Councillors but they should have no direct ability to
vote.
Should any one community group gain this power it becomes very unfair to every other community group
and or board trying to represent the different areas of the Rotorua community. I believe every group should
be able to contribute fairly to the decision making process.
I don't agree with any of it because of my reasoning above.
No unelected individual should be able to sit alongside elected members and have voting rights as per the
elected member. Refer above for why.
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I prefer the Democratic Governance Model. This is a fairer and more just manner of dealing with how Council
decisions are made, by those elected.
SUBMISSION NO. 173
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 173
Jennie Grant
Reasoning:
"facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making processes.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? All of them.
SUBMISSION NO. 174
Submitter:
Timua Bryan
Organisation:
TOWH Ltd
SUBMISSION NO: 174
Reasoning:
This partnership between the RDC and Te Arawa tangata whenua needs to be implemented and
strengthened accordingly, to those who sit and represent our Te Arawa whanui. It will provide a better result
for Tangata Whenua in terms of transparency and fairness, whilst providing a 'Voice' small as it may be, to
the RDC
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? ALL
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? NONE
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? NO
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SUBMISSION NO. 175
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 175
Te Wakamauriri Paul
Reasoning:
"facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making processes
SUBMISSION NO. 176
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 176
Warren Lockie
Reasoning:
They are the Tangata Whenua and have given generously to the establishment of Rotorua city and
surrounding areas.
They deserve respect, acknowledgement and a voice in local government.
Unelected people being given a seat on the Council and having influence beyond recognised democratic
principles.
I don’t want disproportionate power going to any one group.
I don’t want the Te Arawa Partnership Plan
Yes.
I prefer the DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE MODEL
I want a Maori Policy Advisory Board, Community Policy Advisory Board, individuals and interest groups, and
expert officials to advise
ELECTED COUNCILORS who make decisions
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SUBMISSION NO. 177
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 177
Natalie Richards
Reasoning:
SUBMISSION NO. 178
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 178
Tui Rolleston
Reasoning:
Te Arawa have been very supportive and generous to our Council for many many years. It is extremely
important that a partnership is formed.
I agree with all aspects. We must have a partnership moving forward.
I don’t disagree with any aspect.
This is an excellent model moving forward for Rotorua, and a great example for all other Councils.
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SUBMISSION NO. 179
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 179
Martin Hayward
Reasoning:
SUBMISSION NO. 180
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 180
Ngaio Wharekura
Reasoning:
It would be a step towards fulfilling the Environment Court’s recommendation for a more effective partnership
between the Council and iwi.
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SUBMISSION NO. 181
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 181
Lana Ngawhika
Reasoning:
Te Arawa hapū, Ngāti Whakaue, gave willingly of their whenua so that the city of Rotorua could be
established. This was done under terms and conditions that they would have a say over how the city was
governed. It is only right that this original arrangement should be honoured.
Furthermore, Te Arawa are the fee simple owners of the lakebeds, the major landowners and ratepayers in
general.
Most obvious however is their right as tangata whenua, hau kainga, ahi kaa, hungakaitiaki of this whenua.
Koina.
SUBMISSION NO. 182
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 182
Wairangi Whata
Reasoning:
I agree with all aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model.
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SUBMISSION NO. 183
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 183
Frances Teinakore-Curtis
Reasoning:
SUBMISSION NO. 184
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 184
Dianne Florence
I don’t want the TE ARAWA PLAN PARTNERSHIP As we the rate payer cannot afford more cost. I know as
pension my money is hard to live on just with the cost living and rates my money is hard to live on.
SUBMISSION NO. 185
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 185
Leilani Ngawhika
Reasoning:
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All of the aspects, 100% as it reflects the way in which Te Arawa wishes to be work with RLC on matters
affecting Te Arawa, our values, principles, ancestral lands, waters and most importantly, our people.
Kia kaha, Kia maia, Kia manawanui to our Mayor Steve Chadwick, Maori councillors and key support staff
(Jean Paul Gaston in particular). Since the arrival of Pakeha to Rotorua, Te Arawa has been an hospitable
host and that hospitality and manaakitanga will never change. Despite what the Pro Democracy group and
particular councillors say, the mana, integrity and hospitality of Te Arawa will be tested (to the max) but will
never waiver. TATAU TATAU!
SUBMISSION NO. 186
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 186
Penelope Davies
Reasoning:
We do this already.
Te Arawa should be able to liaison with elected representatives like everyone else does. That is democratic.
I am opposed to Te Arawa or any other group being appointed to the Rotorua Lakes Council without being
democratically elected.
I understand there are three elected Te Arawa representatives at present. To expect ratepayers to pay
"meeting" costs for 14 unelected representatives seems extravagant. Other Groups do not expect special
treatment.
Lakes Council could go to the Ratepayers with a Referendum?
I for one am in the habit of containing costs - for all.
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SUBMISSION NO. 187
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 187
Angela Cameron
Reasoning:
yes of course we should consult with Te Arawa as Rotorua is its rohe.
Many people do not understand that Arawa is Rotorua.
Even in Auckland it is Ngati Whatua that is consulted, not the other iwi.
But voting rights is another matter.
See above
I object to un-elected committee members having voting rights.
We have not been given an option.
SUBMISSION NO. 188
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 188
John Henry
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SUBMISSION NO. 189
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 189
Babak Hedayati
Thank you for asking my opinion as a Rotorua rate payer re the above. My view:
1. I'm against any unelected people on council committees making decisions/ having voting rights
or having disproportionate influence
2. I want everyone to contribute fairly to decision making processes at RDC
3. I'm not in favour of RDC's partnership plan.
4. Interest groups & individuals, as always, are more than free to advise/ lobby/ canvass elected
councillors
5. I'm not in favour of the extra projected cost that RDC is proposing for this model.
SUBMISSION NO. 190
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 190
Roberta Aickin
Reasoning:
I have lived in Rotorua for 60 years. I do not want unelected people, of any ethnicity, making final decisions
about council matters.
Every resident has the right to be treated equally,
The people of Rotorua elected who they thought best represent them.
We expect them to honour that special responsibility without favouring any section of the community.
I'm now not sure what to agree with, there seems to be too many ways any agreement could be miss
interpreted.
I'd rather say no to all of it.
All of it. I think it will cause a rift within the community which will take two or three generations to heal.
Already the ill feeling from those who feel more power for them is justified is surfacing.
Comments from some the news are filled with such disdain for those not agreeing or not Te Arawa.
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I can't see this having a happy ending at all.
I'd agree to any option where to all sections of the community are listened to without racial prejudice.
I think the Mayor has been ill advised in this.
Will she go down in history as the architect of the worst state of division within a community in the country.
We will see, I don't hold out much hope for our future here.
SUBMISSION NO. 191
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 191
Warwick Jamieson
Reasoning:
I do not want unelected people on council committees.
I do not see how Te Arawa can represent all Maori in Rotorua.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? None of it
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? All of it
We live in a democratic society and wish to continue to do so.
We don't need options.
SUBMISSION NO. 192
Submitter:
Maureen Ua-Marsh
Organisation:
Giggles Educare Ltd
SUBMISSION NO: 192
Reasoning:
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I agree with all of them.
There are no aspects that I disagree with.
In addition to historically donating freely toward an economic infrastructure for the Rotorua district, Te Arawa
are strategically and more powerfully placed today to continue contributing to all aspects of the district's
development.
Are there any other ethnic/non-Maori groups in Rotorua who can collectively claim such great
achievements?
This therefore demands that there should be an improved and more effective collaboration between Te
Arawa representatives and any other decision-making groups in Rotorua, e.g.. the local Council.
SUBMISSION NO. 193
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 193
Gay Kingi
Reasoning:
Yes this is long overdue. For too many years Te Arawa have not been acknowledged as equal partners in
this rohe.
1. With the original gift in 1985 they received 1 section.
2. If the council is to meet its legal and statutory obligations then it must have Te Arawa as a partner.
3. For our city to prosper it is only logical and sensible that we have a partnership.
Good luck and may common sense prevail against the scare mongerers, colonials and red necks.
Well done Mayor Chadwick and those councillors who hold the courage to put the entire Rotorua people first.
This will be an historical agreement one day which other councils will follow.
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Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 194
Wiremu Atetino Kingi
Te Arawa representation.
It makes sense for Te Arawa to have a say.
SUBMISSION NO. 195
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 195
Vivienne Matthews
Reasoning:
Councillors are elected by the rate payers and should have the ability if need be to seek outside information
from interest groups without setting up qwangos to do so.
I am totally opposed to the entire model.
I am totally opposed to the entire model.
The Democratic Governance Model as it is all encompassing and whats more legal.
I instruct my Councillor to vote against the TAPP.
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SUBMISSION NO. 196
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 196
Margaret Herbert
Reasoning:
It would allow for a more balanced and effective partnership between Maori living in the Lakes district and
the council as recommended by the Environment Court in 2012. and will assist Council to meet local
Government Act 2002 requirements to "facilitate Maori participation in council decision making processes.
The Partnership model would also cement the vision that our Tipuna of Ngati Whakaue had when they gifted
the whenua to allow the township to take place as a gesture of goodwill to all people who came to live in our
beautiful place of Rotorua nui a Kahumatamomoe.
All of the aspects as it portrays the founding document of Aotearoa "The Treaty of Waitangi."
None what so ever.
It concerns me greatly that we have a section of this community that have used this model to belittle Te
Arawa Iwi and our values of Manaakitanga to their own prejudiced values of colonisation and that Maori are
too inferior to have equal rights.
SUBMISSION NO. 197
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 197
Fred McRae
Reasoning:
Clearly Te Arawa are the Treaty partner and as such are entitled to input as recommended by the
Environment Court in 2012. This recommendation was made to assist local government agencies to meet
GA requirements “to facilitate Maori participation on council decision-making processes.”
The partnership model allows for a consensus between Te Arawa and the Council during critical strategic
decision-making. And I agree with all aspects of the model.
I do not disagree with any aspects of the model but I would like to say that the status quo is not at all
satisfactory.
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I would support any arrangement that allows iwi input beyond cursory. It is important to recognise the Te
Arawa were co signatories to the Treaty of Waitangi with the Crown. Local Government were not and its
activities are de facto Central Government and are required to behave as such.
SUBMISSION NO. 198
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 198
Ramarie Raureti
Reasoning:
SUBMISSION NO. 199
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 199
Jonathan Sherriff
Reasoning:
There is no need for a local council to "partner" with any interest group. Partnership implies each partner has
an equal say in how the city is run etc. It is the councils job only to run this city and decisions on how it is run
must be made by democratically elected representatives only.
I do not want the Te Arawa Partnership plan.
I want every resident regardless of skin colour, blood lines, gender etc to all have an equal and fair say in
decision making processes by the council.
Is the council going to next have 50% women, 5% indian, 5% samoan, 5% other iwi, 60% pakeha etc on
their voting committees as this is surely how they want the system to work?
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None of it. The model for starter has been proposed by the interest group Te Arawa rather than the council,
so obviously there is a massive conflict of interest here. I disagree with the need for our council to "partner"
with any interest group such as Te Arawa. Interest groups do not form partnerships with local councils, but
should be sought for opinions and advice when council decisions need to be made. However ultimately
those decisions must be made through voting powers of democratically elected councilors. Adding 2 extra
votes to the interests of Te Arawa over and above all other Iwi groups and other equal humans residing in
Rotorua is undemocratic and the very definition of racist as described below:
Racism consists of both prejudice and discrimination based in social perceptions of biological differences
between peoples. It often takes the form of social actions, practices or beliefs, or political systems that
consider different races to be ranked as inherently superior or inferior to each other, based on presumed
shared inheritable traits, abilities, or qualities. It may also hold that members of different races should be
treated differently.
As I explained above it is undemocratic and racist againt all other iwi and human groups who make Rotorua
our home. True equality is blind to race, colour and religion. If our council cannot recognise this important
cornerstone of democracy then those who are pushing for the rights of Te Arawa over everyone else should
not be there. The proposal is racist and gives one racially defined interest group disproportionate power
based on the blood lines of this privileged group.
Yes.
The democratic governance model put forward by some members of the council. This model is fully
democratic and clearly provides all groups with and EQUAL say in how our city is run.
Have those proposing this model read the book Animal Farm? Perhaps they should...
SUBMISSION NO. 200
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 200
Damian Harris
Reasoning:
I don’t believe in any race based appointments.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? Not supplied.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? Not supplied.
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Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 201
Helen Ridley
Reasoning:
I do not want unelected people on council committees making decisions, disproportionate power to any
interest group, and I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes.
None. I do not want unelected people on council committees making decisions, disproportionate power to
any interest group, and I want everyone to be able to contribute to decision-making processes.
All of it. I do not want unelected people on council committees making decisions, disproportionate power to
I want a Democratic Government Option as required by law.
I am very unhappy by the bias in the questions to try to predetermine the TAPP outcome. I do not support
the TAPP and I want democratic governance.
SUBMISSION NO. 202
Submitter:
Ngaire Ngamoki
Organisation:
Te Waiariki Purea Trust
SUBMISSION NO: 202
Reasoning:
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SUBMISSION NO: 203
Submitter:
Cora Te Reongaro Stenning
Organisation:
Ngati Tura Ngati Te Ngakau Hapu Trust
Reasoning:
It permits "a more effective partnership between Maori and the Council" as recommended by the
Environment Court in 2012 and
assist Council to meet Local Government Act 2002 requirements to "facilitate Maori participation in council
decision - making processes.
Only Maori know what there people require and represent on their behalf, they are the voice for them it also
reveals that today relations between Maori and Council have bridged the gap in this decade by working
together.
I agree to all, it has stated key area's in how the processes will be
formed and set up and I see it as a way going forward at a new level and a new beginning.
SUBMISSION NO. 204
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 204
Veronica Huriwai-Hawkes
Reasoning:
My submission is to support those who do not want UNELECTED PEOPLE on Council Committees "making
decisions" on behalf of the residents and those living in rural areas and regions of the Rotorua District, as
managed by the RDC.
It is my preference for individuals and interest groups, policy officers with expertise, Maori, Pakeha and those
who have come to Aotearoa who are Rotorua residents, whether these persons be on an Advisory Boards
established under an RDC umbrella or not, be the only ones who ADVISE ELECTED Councillors to make
and provide RDC decisions.
I do not support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan. It offers disproportionate power to a special interest group
and though I have enormous respect for the iwi and the waka of Te Arawa I believe that individuals in Te
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Arawa are pushing their own agendas which is very disrespectful to all the residents who live in the regions
as managed by the RDC. This is unfortunate.
After much consideration I wish to state that the Democratic Governance Model is my preference.
Thank you for permitting this forum for views and submissions.
None. Arohamai.
All of it. Arohamai ano.
Yes, as previously stated and after much consideration. I prefer the Democratic Governance Model.
Do you have any further comments? Kao.
SUBMISSION NO. 205
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 205
Donald Ridley
Reasoning:
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SUBMISSION NO. 206
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 206
Grant Ridley
Reasoning:
SUBMISSION NO. 207
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 207
Walter Pererika Rika
Reasoning:
To get a good feedback from a Maori perspective and give more effective partnership between Maori and
RDC and will facilitate Maori participation in RDC decisions.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? ALL!!
None at all!! I agree with all Te Arawa proposals.
No. this is really excellent.
Rotorua can only expand over the surrounding rohe which is basically owned by Te Arawa Maori. Te Arawa
therefore need to contribute to decisions.
Well done RDC for providing this forum and opportunity to have our say.
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SUBMISSION NO. 208
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 208
JPM Moran and Mrs JR Moran
Reasoning:
I don't want UNELECTED people on Council making decisions.
I don't want the Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
I prefer the Democratic Governance model.
I want a Maori Policy Advisory Board and individual / interest groups
and experts to advise ELECTED councillors who then make the decisions.
I WANT EVERY ONE TO CONTRIBUTE FAIRLY WITH INPUT TO DECISION MAKING PROCESSES.
I DON'T WANT DISPROPORTIONATE POWER GIVEN TO INTEREST GROUPS.
SUBMISSION NO. 209
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 209
Michael John Charles
Reasoning:
I will not accept any person who is unelected being part of a council committee.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? NONE..
Again, any person not elected ( by the ratepayers) has no right to be part of a council committee
ALL OF IT
Yet again, councillors are elected by a ratepayer vote only.
Unelected persons have no right to be part of council committees.
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I require that the Democratic Governance Option be used.
Why, because it is democratic . unlike the TAPP.
Most of the above questions are very bias in the way that they are worded.
I don't support TAPP . No way is this plan democratic....... Get real Mayor and listen to the people who
elected you.
SUBMISSION NO. 210
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 210
Christine Smith
Reasoning:
I do not want unelected people on the Council making decisions unless they have been voted for in the
council elections.
I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly in the decision making process.
I am not in favour of the Te Arawa Partnership plan.
I want the Democratic Governance Model.
I don’t want disproportionate power going to any interest group.
I want expert officials to advised elected councillors who will then make the decisions.
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SUBMISSION NO. 211
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 211
Mark Jones
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
I don't want the Te Arawa partnership plan.
I don't want disproportionate power going to one interest group.
I prefer the democratic governance model.
I want everyone able to contribute fairly to decision making process
SUBMISSION NO. 212
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 212
Rupert Hastings
Reasoning:
I do not agree with unelected people making decisions on Council committees. Having advisory groups who
can advise the elected councillors making the decisions is acceptable. The model proposed will give
disproportionate power to the interest group. If they want a seat on Council they should stand in the general
elections.
I prefer the Democratic Governance Model
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SUBMISSION NO. 213
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 213
Michael Scholes
Reasoning:
Te Arawa have had a long and generous relationship with Rotorua and its citizens but I want everyone to be
able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
I do not want unelected people on Council committees making decisions.
I want a Maori Policy Advisory Board to advise elected councillors who make decisions
SUBMISSION NO. 214
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 214
Robyn Waimarama Skerrett
Reasoning:
To establish a more effective partnership between Maori and Council - as recommended in the Environment
Court 2012
- this partnership will also assist the Council to meet a Local Government Act 2002 requirement to facilitate
Maori participation in council decision making processes.
All of them
- given the numerous historical / tribal / land and environmental interests in our hapu the Te Arawa
Partnership Model gives me an assurance that there
- will be representative/s of iwi interests,
-with the board members being checked by the Te Arawa Community,
-with the board forwarding nominations for appointment to certain council committees dealing with the
Resource Management Act, hearings and strategic work groups
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- and being able to vote in Strategy, Policy and Finance, and Operations & Monitoring Committees.
SUBMISSION NO. 215
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 215
Heather Sayer
Reasoning:
I see the need for input from the Maori community as Tangata whenua.
There are many Maori in Rotorua who are not affiliated to Te Arawa.
I don't like the concept of extra representation on council for Te Arawa when the whole population of Rotorua
is eligible to elect the Council.
Some members of the community will have extra representation on Council committees.
If people vote for the Te Arawa Board they still keep the right to vote in general council elections.
(Or will there be a Msori/ Te Arawa Roll ?)
There are Maori in Rotorua not affiliated with Te Arawa, so the proposed Board is not inclusive enough
anyway.
I support the concept of a Maori Advisory Group
similar to the former Standing Committee.but with no voting rights on council committees.
The group should reflect the wider Maori Community not just Te Arawa.
I'm cautious about giving Te Arawa special right of participation in Council. I understand the provisions of the
Treaty of Waitangi but am dubious in 2015 about giving one group extra privilege.
This kind of affirmative action might have been appropriate many years ago to ensure Maori were heard. We
have a system now that elects Maori councilors through general elections.
Hence my preference for Advisory Group rather than Te Arawa elected Councillors.
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SUBMISSION NO. 216
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 216
Marius Lagerwey
Reasoning:
Dear Council,
Partnering with one particular group is undemocratic and discriminating.
unelected people should not make decisions.
we want a democratic governed council.
we do not want to go back to old times where a few select people make decisions without having to include
others.
I thought we had moved on from ''apartheid' we want everybody to be able to contribute fairly to decision
making processes.
advisory boards are fine, but only elected councillors should make the decisions.
thank you, marius.
SUBMISSION NO. 217
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 217
Brian Hopkins
Reasoning:
What value can they add to our community as a whole that they cannot do under normal democratic
conditions.
We could take our children to Mokoia island, and up Mount Tarawera.
Unfortunately Te Arawa have now stopped us taking our grandchildren to these beautiful places n the pretext
of a bird sanctuary what rubbish!
They want power to rule the Council by bypassing the democratic basis of our society.
Leave things as they were.
If this goes ahead, watch out for falling house prices and white flight.
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SUBMISSION NO. 218
Submitter:
Jimi McLean
Organisation:
Ngati Makino Heritage Trust
SUBMISSION NO: 218
Reasoning:
SUBMISSION NO. 219
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 219
Alfred Arnold
Reasoning:
I don’t want unelected people on council committees making decisions, disproportionate power going to any
interest group and I want everyone to be able to contribute fairly to decision making processes.
NONE.
ALL OF IT!
YES!
A democratic governance option as required in law.
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YES.
I wish to complain about the bias in the questions that try to predetermine the TAPP outcome.
I don’t support the TAPP. I want democratic governance.
SUBMISSION NO. 220
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 220
Kelvin Tapuke
Reasoning:
A wonderful opportunity to enact the Fenton Agreement, Treaty of Waitangi.
The most effective and fastest growing business models in NZ are Maori. A partnership would use the
successes of those models to effect change in Te Arawa.
SUBMISSION NO. 221
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 221
Stephen O’Leary
Reasoning:
Tatau Tatau, We together, One community - One team.
If we are to believe district crest we are apparently striving to be "one community". Giving one section of the
community special voting privileges contradicts the meaning of this statement. How can gifting one section
special privileges be promoting "One Community"?
The Statement of Proposal clearly talks about the "Te Arawa community" as distinct from the rest of the
Rotorua community. Your very document talks about two communities, not one.
Surely what you are proposing is "Two Communities"? One with special privileges, and the other without.
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Improved communication between all sections of society is something we should all strive for. Improved
communication will lead to fewer misunderstandings and a greater respect for each other's points of view.
1: Having two unelected representatives as full voting members of the Strategy, Policy and Finance
Committee. This is unethical and circumvents the democratic processes that underpin all successful modern
countries.
2: Having two unelected representatives as full voting members of the Operations and Monitoring
Committee. This is unethical and circumvents the democratic processes that underpin all successful modern
countries.
3: Having an unelected representative as commissioner to all statutory hearing committees determining
notified resource consent applications under the Resource Management Act 1991. This is unethical and
circumvents the democratic processes that underpin all successful modern countries.
4: Having unelected representatives on strategic working groups. This is unethical and circumvents the
democratic processes that underpin all successful modern countries.
5: Establishing a Board that can dictate terms to elected members. The elected members can only disagree
on the grounds that the nominated person is deficient in "skills, attributes and knowledge". This effectively
gives the elected members no power to veto a nomination. This is unethical and circumvents the democratic
processes that underpin all successful modern countries.
Set up a committee to discover ways to promote greater involvement in local government by all ratepayers
and enhanced citizen participation in the day to day operations of Council.
Research and provide enhanced technology to make citizen participation easier.
Here is a quote from an ANZAC Day speech given by Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry
Mateparae in 2013; "They gave up the safety and security of home to oppose tyranny, to bring peace to
troubled lands and defend the values of democracy and liberty that lie at the heart of being a New Zealand
citizen." Clearly our Governor General believes in democracy.
ANZAC day is nearly here where we honour all those brave men and women who gave their lives for
democracy. Lest we forget.
SUBMISSION NO. 222
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 222
Lani Marama
Organisation:
Reasoning:
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SUBMISSION NO. 223
Submitter:
Fraser McKenzie
Organisation:
Braham Farms
SUBMISSION NO: 223
Reasoning:
Te Arawa have demonstrated that they can get councillors elected in the normal course of elections if they
get the right people to stand and can thus have their representation in a democratic manner, as does any
other responsible group who have a valid point to make.
I do not want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
It is more appropriate that small Advisory Boards advise elected Councillors who make considered decisions
for the overall good.
I certainly prefer the Democratic Governance Model.
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SUBMISSION NO. 224
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 224
Christopher Lester
I feel that only elected people should have voting rights on the council
No groups in the community should have a disproportionate amount of power when compared to all groups
I think the Te Arawa Partnership Plan in undemocratic
I want a fair democratic decision making process to chose the council members
So this means i prefer the democratic governance model
I would like to see a Maori policy advisory board in conjunction with a Community policy advisory board, with
at times invited individuals and interest groups with expert officials to advise elected councillors who will then
make the decisions
SUBMISSION NO. 225
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 225
Iris Kirimaoa
Reasoning:
Because I think it is in sync with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? None of them
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? No there isn’t
Yes the land that this town was built on belongs to Te Arawa. This should be a consideration.
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SUBMISSION NO. 226
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 226
Andrew Lewis
Reasoning:
I do not believe race or family blood lines should be the basis for any advantage or disadvantage to any one
group.
I disagree with the entire concept, as above.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? As above
We already have a democratic system in place. If changes need to be made to advantage one group, then
we are moving away from democracy. Is that what we are doing? If we are, then that is the question that
should be being asked.
Do you want to live in a democratic society? Or some politically correct abomination of an exsistance?
We already have a big mess on our hands with the Treaty of Waitangi. Groups re-writing history. Politcians
of the day opening doors that we as tax payers will be paying for what looks like many more generations. Do
we want to continue these lies in to local government? I think not.
SUBMISSION NO. 227
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 227
Ken and Sylvia Tottey
We wish to make it known to the Mayor and her Council that we are very much against the Option 2
proposal.
We believe in Democracy - one man, one vote.
We all have equal rights and can all stand for Council in local body elections.
We need a Mayor and Council to promote and celebrate our two people and not elect a path of division.
We do NOT agree with Option 2.
Ken and Sylvia Tottey
P.S. We have earlier made a submission on your website but no response so not sure if you received it
hence this email.
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SUBMISSION NO. 228
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 228
Roy Blomkamp
Reasoning:
It is an undemocratic proposal.
If Te Arawa want representation on Council and accepting the fact that Maori make up some 30% of the
local population they should put forward their own candidates at election time and be voted in.
The proposal is reverse apartheid giving special favours and privilege to a particular group in our community.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? As above
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? As above
Te Arawa can be an advisory group to Council but voting rights must be denied if they have not been elected
in a democratic process.
What next - no rates payable by any person with Te Arawa affiliation?
SUBMISSION NO. 229
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 229
Pakitai Raharuhi
Reasoning:
It will give equal partnership, decision making etc between Maori / Iwi and the Rotorua Lakes Council
Kia Whaka kotahi tatou a Te Arawa me nga iwi o Rotorua, aha koe, no hea.
This will unite our people (Te Arawa) and the people of Rotorua.
All of the aspects in the proposed model
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Kao
Do you have any further comments? Kao
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SUBMISSION NO. 230
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 230
Richard Amery
Reasoning:
I see the proposals as a watering down of democracy, and I want any voting on any issue only done by
PUBLICLY elected representatives.
None- Te Arawa already have more than adequate opportunity to influence council
It's not democratic
Happy with anything which puts voting only in the hands of publicly elected peoples representatives- Te
Arawa have every opportunity to put forward people for public election as it is.
SUBMISSION NO. 231
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 231
Christine Amery
Reasoning:
Te Arawa have every opportunity already to put forward people to be elected by the general public
Agree that Te Arawa should have full opportunity to participate in discussions on any issue but not voting
rights
Voting must only be done by publicly elected representatives
Consultation without voting rights
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SUBMISSION NO. 232
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 232
Anthony Charles Thompson
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people on Council committees
democracy is the only fair way
elected people are the only decision makers
I do not agree with disproportionate power by any minority group
Those members of council that support the Te Arawa partnership plan will feel the Roth of voters at next
election.
I Reject the Te Arawa Partnership plan
Democratic Governance is the only model I would support
I believe anybody or any group should be able to give advise or make submissions to council But all
decisions should only be made by elected councillors
SUBMISSION NO. 233
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 233
Mike King
Reasoning:
The passing of time does not diminish the value of respect and honour! A honourable partnership will not
allow volume to over ride value.
The principle of democracy (the majority rules, one person one vote, for the people by the people) cannot be
used to remove the fundamental rights of the people of the land.
Personal testimony:
I am of Te Hiketu Ngapuhi decent but now reside in the heart land of Te Arawa. I am welcomed loved,
respected and made to feel at home in this place; now i even legally own a piece of rea lestate that was once
the food cupboard/hunting ground of the Te Arawa people.
That the Te Arawa people treat me so generously and I over time call this home does not change who i am
and who they are where I came from.
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There are many thousands who enjoy the same privilege today to the point where the majority of people
residing on land that once was the free domain of the Te Arawa people (Tangata Whenua) greatly out
number the Tangata Whenua. Does this mean by shear volume the manuhiri can now rule and dictate what
is and is not permissible in the home of the Tangata Whenua??
To use the principle of democracy to over ride a value of democracy is legitimising abuse.
The right thing to do Is to have and enjoy a sustainable Partnership with the people of Te Arawa. This is their
home and they must be included, involved and consulted on all the things that take place in their home.
In this city Maori have been and are still the largest contributors of gifted land and resources that house our
hospitals and schools, national museums, roads and airport, local and national govt facilities. Not to mention
the locations of some of the prime real estate, the lakes and mountains.
Therefore if you operate on my land and want to make decisions that affect my people I have a "right" to be
at the table to hear how you plan to use my resource and where required i will contribute on behalf of my
people.
Please respect my ancestors gifts by showing respect to my people.
SUBMISSION NO. 234
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 234
Alice Hill
Reasoning:
the proposal is not democratic and I do not want unelected people on council making decisions
do not agree with the proposal at all
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? all aspects
remain with the present position where Maori members are elected to council in present manner
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SUBMISSION NO. 235
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 235
Paul and Karen Armstrong
Reasoning:
Te Arawa is only one of many iwi in the district and in any case we believe they are adequately represented
by maori councillors who were elected democratically by the people of Rotorua.
We are concerned that Te Arawa are taking over this city by stealth and their changes are tending to NOT be
for the better.
We are not happy for unelected people to be making decisions for our city.
We do not believe that Te Arawa representatives or representatives of ANY interest groups should have
voting rights on any council committee.
We do not think Te Arawa representatives should be members of ANY committee. Our observations form
many years living in Rotorua is that maori interest groups care only for their own interests at the exclusion of
the rest of the population. Whereas elected members of council are there to fairly represent the interests of
EVERYONE.
We are strongly in favour of the Democratic Governance Model
Look at Mount Tarawera and Hamurana Springs where Maori take over and start charging fees.
We live increasingly in a multi cultural society and having one race or interest group taking more power and
control than others is simply not on. Fair and democratic elections ensure that the council is represented by
who the people of Rotorua want to look after their interests.
SUBMISSION NO. 236
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 236
Anahera Waru
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SUBMISSION NO. 237
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 237
Brett Waterhouse
Reasoning:
I believe that by working together we can all build a better Rotorua
The only proposal I agree with is the modified option
Having voting rights, only elected councillors should be able to vote
The modified model where Te Arawa do not have voting rights, as they have not been democratically elected
onto council
I understand and agree that Te Arawa have a place on the council ,but do not think that they should have
voting rights as they have not been elected
SUBMISSION NO. 238
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 238
Lauretta Breadmore
I have looked at the Te Arawa Partnership plan Option 2 and find this clearly UNDEMOCRATIC.
With this plan the council is boarding on a Dictatorship ... I voted for the members of our council in a
democratic society to run our city and therefore do not agree with unelected Te Arawa Board appointees
given Council Committee places with voting rights ...
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or anyone else for that matter regardless of their ethnicity, in advisory positions or any other position,
especially being giving voting rights, seven people at that all giving the same opinion and being paid for their
time ...
I have looked at the counter- proposal called Democratic Governance Model I believe Rotorua citizens need
to protect our democracy
SUBMISSION NO. 239
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 239
Carole Pearce
Reasoning:
It is in accordance with the original intent of the Fenton agreement.
It recognises Te Arawa as Tangata Whenua and redresses the imbalance of power that has evolved.
Strategic Development- RDC and Te Arawa HAVE to work together if the Central City is to flourish.
Just check out the Central Mall -always busy so they Know what they are doing business wise. Thanks to the
Te Arawa (Ngati Whakaue) strategic development.
Collective Forum model
Iwi forum.
Trust the elders and elected Te Arawa representatives to know what is necessary, consult, and get it right.
NO!
We need a partnership with Te Arawa for Rotorua to thrive as a community.
That was the original plan.
Newcomers and imports do not have the right to change it just because they don't understand it, or like it.
Partnership is how we should do things in Rotorua.
I found the protestors quite scary at the meeting I attended.
It felt like a White Power delegation bearing down on me (some of them are big men) waving their papers at
me.
All I wanted was to hear the proposal.
Their behaviour came across as racist.
Not what our lovely district needs.
(and I am a Rotorua born and bred pakeha)
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SUBMISSION NO. 240
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 240
Bill Brislen
Reasoning:
Historically, the relationship between Tangatawhenua and the Rotorua District Council has been
characterised by suspicion and selective acknowledgement of the cultural norms which direct the Kaitiaki
role of Maori. This role, established as a cultural norm for Maori and re-emphasised in Te Tiriti O Waitangi,
has been clearly disregarded in, for example, negotiations for water supply, lake bed ownership and,
perhaps most obviously, in the negotiations which established and approved the building of an international
airport on the edge of the City. Waste water run-off, threatened movement of the meeting house at Ruamata,
disregard for the turangawaiwai of local residents, noise pollution and other issues of importance to local
Maori residents were treated in a predominantly European way with blatant disregard for the cultural norms
of local Iwi and Hapu.
The Te Arawa Partnership Model proposed goes some way to recognising the role and status of
Tangatawhenua in the management of Rotorua as a City and as a Turangawaiwai for both Maori and
Pakeha by recognising the decision making responsibilities inherent in Kaitiaki.
The establishment of and independent board outside Council recognises the breadth of involvement by Te
Arawa people and provides a forum outside the constraints of European colonial influences.
This route through which Te Arawa will nominate their representatives ensures a democratic involvement of
the Maori Community without the pressure to conform to European processes which differ significantly from
those of Tangatawhenua.
Unfortunately, in presenting a readable brief, the consultation document has been open to misinterpretation.
The essence of the model is logical and provides a balance Maori/Pakeha representation of a working
process rather than a purely European/Westminster model. I cannot point to any feature with which I
disagree prior to testing over time.
Not at this stage of the consultation and implementation process.
The status of the Te Arawa Standing Committee was limited in practice and the views of that Committee
were frequently dismissed as Maori rhetoric with little value for a Local Government process. Hopefully this
approach will help to advance the partnership which was originally intended for Rotorua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 241
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 241
Brian Brosnahan
Reasoning:
I, as did many others, voted for twelve councillors in the local body election. and as a result a council was
formed by a majority of votes. I accepted the result and the councillors elected. Now I find that another two
councillors are being added to this twelve and neither I nor the rest of the residents of Rotorua can vote
either for or against either of them.
The two "new councillors" are representing one group of people who already have a number of elected
members of the existing council, so gives an enormous advantage to this group in any decision affecting the
residents of Rotorua.
Why can these people not be as the remainder of Rotorua and lobby councillors for their requirements and
have it taken to a meeting of the council in the normal way.
If this were to be accepted by the council, how long before the Dutch Society, the Asians or any other
nationality will want there representatives on the council and in effect you will not be able to stop this if this
suggested partnership goes through.
This really makes a joke of having an election in the first place as this council will just add a couple of more
councillors to the group to satisfy their own whims.
I, like many others in the community, are rapidly losing confidence in the present council and Mayor and
should it be necessary I would support a vote of no confidence in the existing council and officers and lets
elect a council we can be proud of.
I am at a loss to find a redeeming aspect of the Te Arawa proposal.
I do not want unelected people on the council.
I don't want unelected people making decisions which will advantage one group of people.
I believe that Te Arawa are causing a rift in race relationship and are holding the people of Rotorua to
ransom by their actions.
I am not against Council being fully informed of Maori needs and practices. These should be addressed in
the normal council agenda and the outcome of such to be a final result.
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SUBMISSION NO. 242
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 242
Rosemary MacKenzie
Reasoning:
All residents of Rotorua have equal opportunities to be involved in the issues affecting our community.
The Te Arawa iwi represent a minority percentage of the population who live in our city.
I do not agree with any part of it. I do not want unelected representatives having undue influence on Council
Standing Committees.
The proposed Te Arawa partnership gives disproportionate representation to one special interest group in
our community. There are many more groups that make up the fabric of our society, Asian, Business,
Seniors, etc.
What special skills do those from Te Arawa bring to the core business of Council such as Roading,
Sewerage, Water Reticulation and Rubbish Collection?
Also to have the CEO's performance vetted by an appointee who was not instrumental in his initial
appointment to the position puts our CEO in an invidious position when one third of the parties reviewing his
employment record is answerable to an unelected body.
An option that allows all special interest groups to have formally recognised input, such as an Advisory
Board with members who are elected by the group they represent, to bring to Council's attention issues
pertaining to them.
I don't want unelected people on Council Standing Committees making decisions. If the Te Arawa model
proceeds a precedent will be created for every other group to demand an equal opportunity.
SUBMISSION NO. 243
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 243
Ian Thomas
Reasoning:
I DO NOT SUPPORT Implementation of the proposed plan no. 2.
this definitely is not a Democratic principle, you do not put unelected people on committees with voting rights
this would also cause wider rifts between our people.
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I agree with a Maori policy advisory board attending and advising on their interested groups wishes, so that
the elected Councillors can make fair decisions for all parties.
I am aware that there was an agreement with the Ngati Whakaue when they Ceded some land in the 188s
as a School reserve (of which some of this land the city of Rotorua is now situated on) to have a
representative on the advisory board to manage the affairs of the Town ship.
Simply the idea of giving voting rights to people who have not been elected to the Council in a democratic
way, this is a recipe for disaster.
I believe that there are many Ngati Whakaue descendants that could stand at election times, and therefore if
elected, as any other elected members would have full voting rights.
proceeding with this proposal would do the opposite of making good relations with our people.
I have lived in the Rotorua District for 71+ years and a ratepayer since 1968.
SUBMISSION NO. 244
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 244
Edie Vercoe
Reasoning:
As recommended by the Environment Court in 2012, It will allow for
a "more effective partnership between Maori and the Council to meet Local Government Act 2002
requirements to "Facilitate Maori participation in Council decision-making processes"
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? ALL OF THEM
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SUBMISSION NO. 245
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 245
Piki Thomas
Reasoning:
I absolutely agree that Rotorua Lakes Council effectively partners with Te Arawa & Maori. Te Arawa are
more than an 'affected party' in the community.
I agree with all aspects of the proposal as they provide a way of ensuring that a Te Arawa and Rotorua
Lakes Council partner effectively.
Elected members of council should not form a view on this matter until the public have had their say on the
matter. Furthermore, predetermined positioning of members by actively advocating one way or another
without listening to its constituents is abhorrent and undemocratic.
SUBMISSION NO. 246
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 246
Paraone Pirika
Reasoning:
Because if Rotorua wants to be smart about its future you will need Te Arawa. They have the economic
grunt that is entwined with environmental and cultural responsibilities bequeathed to them from their mana
whenua status.
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SUBMISSION NO. 247
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 247
Michelle Sargison
Reasoning:
We elect members to the council. The election costs a lot of money to run and all of the community has an
opportunity to have their say through their elected council member. By going with your proposal I would be
giving away my rights. Everyone should have the opportunity to contribute to any and all decisions that effect
our community through elected members.
They are not elected members. You would be diluting the power of the council to a small group of the
community, which would not reflect the interests of all of the members of our district.
I prefer the Democratic Governance Model. Because we can all see how poorly MMP has been for New
Zealand.
SUBMISSION NO. 248
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 248
Raina Meha-Rangitauira
Reasoning:
This is an opportunity to recognise the tangata whenua status of Te Arawa and the generosity of Ngati
Whakaue gifting the Rotoua township in the late 1800s. Secondly tangata whenua are here to stay as
whakapapa links us to the land. Thirdly it will allow for "a more effective partnership between Maori and the
Council" as recommended by the Environment Court in 2012, and will assist Council to meet Local
Government Act 2002 requirements to "facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making processes".
Primarily the partnership and collaborative approach with tangata whenua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 249
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 249
Tina Earney
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people on council committees making decisions
I don't want disproportionate power going to any interest group
I don't want the Te Arawa partnership plan
I want everybody to be able to contribute fairly to the decision making processes
I prefer the democratic Governance model
I want all advisory boards and community groups expert officials and individuals to advise elected councillors
who make decisions
SUBMISSION NO. 250
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 250
Steve Leang
Reasoning:
if rate payers want to be represented, they have an existing option already which is to vote on their
representative in the council elections
none, this is not required, if a group looks for change they should approach the elected councillors
all of them, Te Arawa is not different from any other rate paying interest group, no one should be given
special rights over others
stick with the status quo and encourage all interest groups to lobby the elected council members, to
recommend that they put up their own candidates and get them voted in if they feel strongly enough and they
have enough support
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I do not agree with one or other group having special rights over the rest of the ratepayers. this is not
democratic.
SUBMISSION NO. 251
SUBMISSION NO: 251
Submitter:
Barbara Jones
Organisation:
Hallam Jones Insurance & Superannuation Ltd
Reasoning:
There is no reason to have a Te Arawa partnership plan at all. We should not be burdening Rotorua
Ratepayers with paying for two unelected members on our council - or maybe more in time!! Our council is
fine with the 'elected members only' council system.
There is absolutely no reason for Rotorua to have a Te Arawa Partnership added to our Council . We have a
perfectly good system of elected members in a perfectly good system and do not need extra outside
'members' to be able to have their say.
I don't agree with the proposal at all!! Don't want unelected people on our council who can sway votes to suit
their particular wishes.
DO NOT AGREE at all with the proposal!! Don't want or need unelected people or partnerships on our
council who can sway votes to suit their particular wishes.
There should be no disproportionate power going to any specific interest groups - partnerships or otherwise
The people of Rotorua should ONLY have elected people on our council.
No - Everyone should be able to contribute fairly to decision-making processes through their elected member
We should only have the Democratic Governance Model
I want a Community Policy Advisory Board, individuals, interest groups and expert officials to advise
ELECTED councillors who make decisions.
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SUBMISSION NO. 252
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 252
William Northe
Reasoning: Because we always have
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? No voting rights
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? No voting rights
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Pro democracy
Do you have any further comments? Where’s my voting rights
SUBMISSION NO. 253
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 253
Gary Simpson
Reasoning: This is not democracy.
None because it is not democratic.
All of it because it is not democratic.
A democratic election.
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SUBMISSION NO. 254
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 254
R N Ward
Reasoning:
No objection to Te Arawa or anyone. I am not racist, but they need to understand the system.
A questionnaire when they put their names forward to be voted in.
Too many in the model
SUBMISSION NO. 255
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 255
Lindsay Bush
I would like to begin my submission with a small personal profile:- Normally I am one of the “silent majority”.
I am not a politically motivated person, and I prefer to simply get on with my life and allow those who know
far more than I do, to run things. I very much enjoy living in Rotorua and am proud to be a citizen of such an
awesome city. Yet I now find myself saddened by a division in the community. And I feel unable to openly
express my views on this situation, in places such as work or in social situations, in fear of being labelled
“ignorant”. Or worse, “racist”!
Is this the new Rotorua? I am hoping it isn’t.
While I can understand the council’s need for advice on various topics by committees, or individuals, with
specific understandings; I certainly do not understand these specialists being given voting rights, without first
being elected by the general ratepaying public. Surely, Council should listen to ideas or views of these
groups, and then discuss and decide in their own elected circle. That is what I thought to be the whole point
of a locally-elected city-administration.
So, it is my submission to request council to abandon, completely, the proposed Te Arawa partnership
model. Instead I would ask that any committee consist of a wider cross-section of our community. Or if any
specialist organisation is needed for guidance or information purposes; please do not extend to them any
voting abilities within the council organisation.
Thank you for listening to my opinion. I hope this sad possibility is buried before it becomes a cancer in our
fantastic town.
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SUBMISSION NO. 256
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 256
Jackie Cavanagh
Reasoning:
You need to be voted on council by public of Rotorua. 2016 put to vote when we vote councillors in again.
First partnership model. Near as I feel too.
No democratic rights for council as they were voted in by Rotorua people.
First proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model.
SUBMISSION NO. 257
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 257
A Marshall
I wish to register my strong opposition to the appointment of unelected members of Te Arawa,
or any other group in the community, to Council committees, consent hearing panels, strategic
working groups or any other part of the council's activity.
Among other things such appointments run counter to fundamental democratic principles and
risk division in the district.
We are all New Zealanders with the same rights and responsibilities.
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SUBMISSION NO. 258
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 258
D Sparrow
Reasoning:
We are all citizen with equal rights before the law and we all have a vote.
There should be no preferential / non- democratic access to the council, working groups, or public office.
If one ethnic groups makes up one third of the population they should not have more say in what concerns
us all than the other two thirds.
"Positive Discrimination" does not lead to better quality services but to nepotism and another form of
apartheid.
None. Don't force it on us.
All of it. Too much unchecked influence of one interest group.
We live in a Democratic state.
A council which treats everyone equal and represents the electorate fairly according to election outcome.
Listen to what the majority wants. We pay you, after all.
SUBMISSION NO. 259
SUBMISSION NO: 259
WITHDRAWN
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SUBMISSION NO. 260
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 260
Deirdre Mabey
Reasoning:
It is not democratic
No I don’t wish to see any other options considered
SUBMISSION NO. 261
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 261
Shell Brown
Reasoning:
This provides a framework for more effective partnership between Council and Maori.
Provides council with the benefit of being informed by the unique perspective of Maori.
All aspects are required.
This is an opportunity for Rotorua Council that should not be missed.
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SUBMISSION NO. 262
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 262
Joyce Bryan
Reasoning:
Not democratically elected
Payment more cost to rate payers
Their right to vote on certain matters when other groups do not have the same rights
Rotorua have a diverse mix of population
Appointment by Te Arawa only
Not elected by electors
I would prefer option 3 from your pamphlet
Te Arawa can be consulted
Better opportunity for other entities to be acknowledged and extended
Continue with what was in place with Te Arawa
Perhaps there should be another election for all councillors, no increase in numbers.
Te Arawa can then put their candidates forward and run alongside others who stand, this is fairer then
appointment by Te Arawa alone.
I am not a racist I am part Māori myself, lets keep it fair for everyone.
In some ways I see it as racism in reverse, favours to one group only.
I understand that this is Te Arawa area, we all live here and elect people to the council just as we elect our
members of parliament, lets keep it fair for all
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SUBMISSION NO. 263
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 263
Kathleen Mary Thomas
Reasoning:
I certainly don’t want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
Disproportionate power going to any interest group.
None.
I don’t want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
All of it.
As above don’t want unelected people on council committees making decisions.
Why not call for a democratic governance option as required by law.
You could have a Maori policy board advisory board, community policy advisory board and for interest
groups and expert officials to advise elected councillors who alone should make decisions in the public
interest.
I complain about the bias of the questions that try to predetermine the TAPP outcome and I want democratic
governance.
SUBMISSION NO. 264
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO:
Aroha Eileen Faith Hicks
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it’s about time we were able to have our say as
an iwi.
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SUBMISSION NO. 265
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 265
Darcey Flavell
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because collaborating is good for Te Arawa and the
council.
SUBMISSION NO. 266
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 266
Jacqui Mills
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because our people need a voice to speak on our behalf
on the council.
SUBMISSION NO. 267
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 267
Tina Carlson
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa have been here for a long time and
will stay here for a very long time. This is their home and their connection to this land will stretch for
generations into the future. This means that it is vital their voice is heard, at all levels, so they can contribute
to and sustain the development of our city and the surrounding Rotorua area.
Te Arawa have a cultural and spiritual connection to Rotorua, that Rotorua residents and visitors can only
benefit from.
Te Arawa are unique to Rotorua, are a point of difference in the world, and as such their voice should be
heard and Te Arawa representatives should be at all levels.
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SUBMISSION NO. 268
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 268
Mary Roberts
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Collaboration and partnership makes so much
sense in this area.
Working together and sharing our combined resources a must.
SUBMISSION NO. 269
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 269
Tausese Iona
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe in what this model is about and trust
those advocating for this partnership are all about whanau and improving everything (education, housing,
health, youth, business initiative) for future generations to come.
SUBMISSION NO. 270
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 270
Sabrina Julia Wenanata Yorke
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because this ensures there is a Te Arawa perspective in
decisions that affect the Rotorua community.
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SUBMISSION NO. 271
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 271
Inez Te Reriti White
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because this model was developed by Te Arawa over
12 months and represents how Te Arawa wish to partner with the Council.
This model better represents the partnership between iwi and the crown that we had in the 1800s as a result
of the gift of Ngati Whakaue of the township lands – we had 1/3 representation on the town council in
recognition of our significant contribution to establishing Rotorua.
SUBMISSION NO. 272
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 272
Kim Bellerby
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because this supports what should exist between iwi
and the Crown in the Rotorua community. Both parties should have an equal say.
SUBMISSION NO. 273
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 273
Tunis Tekoki Perenara
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it gives us the opportunity to give our concerns
about what things can happen as well for our people. As spokesperson is definitely what we need.
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SUBMISSION NO. 274
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 274
Terrence Patrick O’Brien
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because
Kia noho a Te Arawa ki te tēpu kāwana matapaki ai i ngā take tōrangapu o te wā, hei kanohi, hei mangai mō
Ngai Te Arawa whānui.
That Te Arawa should be at the table to discuss and participate in all discussions, also to represent Te
Arawa via face to face and to have a voice.
SUBMISSION NO. 275
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 275
Rukuwai Daniel
Inā ko te Tiriti o Waitangi te tūāpapa tikanga whakahaere i Aotearoa me hāngai hoki ngā tikanga
whakahaere kāwanatanga, kaunihera ā rohe, ā wai ake hoki me whakamana i tēnei tiriti ki ngā wāhanga
katoa. Kia kaha kia ū, kia manawanui kit ō te Māori tirohanga motuhake.
That is the Treaty of Waitangi forms the foundation of a working relationship in NZ. This should also reflect
how Govt Agencies, Territorial Authorities and everyone should do things. This should be adhered to in all
situations. Be strong be steadfast to a Maori view.
SUBMISSION NO. 276
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 276
Te Oha Hancock
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe that everyone has a voice, that voice
deserves to be heard.
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SUBMISSION NO. 277
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 277
Kathleen Kelly
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa should have a voice in council.
SUBMISSION NO. 278
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 278
Jemma Tocker
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because get a voice in council decision making.
SUBMISSION NO. 279
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 279
Te Rina White
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because as a Māori from Te Arawa I think it is a must
that we as people get a say in how things in our iwi get across to everybody for our benefit.
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SUBMISSION NO. 280
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 280
Mercia-Dawn Yates
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am Te Arawa and totally support a
partnership model as it will enable Te Arawa to have a way and be involved in major decision making
endeavours for Rotorua.
It is a MUST! This cannot be done without iwi involvement.
SUBMISSION NO. 281
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 281
Matangaroa Flavell
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I want a Māori/Te Arawa voice to represent us
in the council.
SUBMISSION NO. 282
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 282
Carolyn Flavell
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am a huge supporter of Te Arawa especially
our Rangatahi. It would be awesome to have more positive things out there for our Rangatahi to participate
in, so it can keep them occupied, and our Rangatahi deserve to have a say so please include Rangatahi on
your tepu. THAT WILL BE AWESOME!!
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SUBMISSION NO. 283
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 283
Layla Waimarie Rask
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa have amazing skilled people who
would really add value to the council’s decision making processes.
SUBMISSION NO. 284
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 284
Miriarangi Ashby
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa gave the land.
SUBMISSION NO. 285
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 285
Dixie Yates-Francis
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am a proud Te Arawa girl and I think it is
important for our people to have a say.
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SUBMISSION NO. 286
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 286
Robert Flavell
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa needs a voice.
SUBMISSION NO. 287
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 287
Rauroha Sharlene Clarke
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am a proud Ngati Rangiwewehi support and
we need to ensure there is a Te Arawa perspective in decisions that affect the Rotorua community.
SUBMISSION NO. 288
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 288
Jasmine Marewa Waerea
Ka tautoko au i tēnei Kaupapa i te mera he rangatira te whakaaro mehemea ka mahi tahi te kaunihera o
Rotorua i te taha o ngā tangata whenua o Te Arawa.
I support the proposal because it would be beneficial to council to work together with Te Arawa.
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SUBMISSION NO. 289
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 289
Orana Maniapoto
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because we need a voice!!
Te Arawa need to have representation at and in council meetings.
SUBMISSION NO. 290
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 290
Malcolm P Hohepa
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because collaborating is good for Te Arawa and the
council.
SUBMISSION NO. 291
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 291
Alicia Dalzell
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I think it’s important for Te Arawa to have a
say!
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SUBMISSION NO. 292
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 292
Tiffany Te Moni
To be a voice of the tangata whenua. I would like to speak on behalf of Koutu to a Arawa delegate when
needed.
SUBMISSION NO. 293
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 293
Ashley Timihou
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I think it’s important Te Arawa has a say.
SUBMISSION NO. 294
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 294
Annie Ross
Reasoning:
I support the intention of Rotorua Lakes Council partnering with Te Arawa because its the way of the future.
Te Arawa are not just an interest group for Council to manage, but a foundation partner. A Foundation
partner has an equal number of assets to offer the community as the Council itself does. Te Arawa have
been an integral partner to the Local Body since the inception of European settlement in the region. In a post
- settlement environment Iwi also hold a number of unique opportunities to collectively find effective solutions
to some the major challenges our community will face over the next 30 years.
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SUBMISSION NO. 295
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 295
Dave Parr
Reasoning:
I accept a partnership must be in place to meet regulatory requirements, but the candidates must be voted
by the people to qualify.
All intended applicants to stand in front of the people of Rotorua to be voted into the committees/council like
everyone else please.
People making decisions must be chosen by the people they make decisions for, not a placement out of right
with a vote please.
Like all other councillors, they MUST be voted onto council and their committees.
Stop splitting/dividing the town please and go back to the vote.
SUBMISSION NO. 296
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 296
Andrew Trott
I generally agree with the principle of a more inclusive environment for locals within local government.
I also agree that a representative from local iwi could be included on one or two Council committees, but in
an advisory capacity only, with no voting rights.
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SUBMISSION NO. 297
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 297
Melinda Webber
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is an appropriate and true reflection of our
treaty obligations to one another. Te Arawa have a right to have equitable voting rights at the table. Their
voice must be heard.
SUBMISSION NO. 298
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 298
Elizabeth Kepa-Henry
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because to have an effective level of involvement from
Iwi Maori in any degree of decision making role gives recognition to the significance of Te Tiriti - Treaty of
Waitangi - Partnership-Maori needs conveyed, addressed, monitored and evaluated; Participation-Maori
have opportunity to be involved in a way that is conducive to Maori; Protection Maori have the right to govern
and be indigenous.
SUBMISSION NO. 299
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 299
Nikolasa Biasiny-Tule
I am American but married to a local from Te Arawa and our multi-ethnic partnership has lasted 17 years so far.
Do you agree that the proposed Te Arawa Partnership model is an effective way for Council and Te Arawa to
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Mana whenua must have equal input into
council decisions. They have generously gifted the land that Rotorua has been founded on and have never
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been given any recognition or voice in the city's affairs. Past planning documents have barely mentioned
their interests in the land nor their visions for it and their people.
Te Arawa deserve to be equal partners when it comes to policy, regulation, resource management, budgets,
finance and planning.
Te Arawa are certainly the biggest ratepayers in the city, and will be bringing billions of dollars into the
economy within the next 100 years.
Ultimately whichever governance model emerges, to be successful and effective, it will need to be authentic
to Te Arawa and of their own shape and choosing.
If appointments must be made may they be transparent and accountable to Te Arawa whānau and have a
clear appointment process. Appointments favour the elite, the powerful and the connected, please consider
this when choosing an appointment path, elections provide for a more level playing field for all Te Arawa to
participate, engage and transform.
Please get this right, for the sake of generations of our tamariki to come.
Kia kaha me kia manawanui!
Ki roto i te kotahitanga.
I think that the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model:
Will encourage greater participation and engagement from Te Arawa and Māori with the Council
Will promote meaningful korero between Te Arawa and the Council that leads to better outcomes for Rotorua
Will enable Council and Te Arawa to identify common aspirations and opportunities to advance the vision of
the Rotorua community
Acknowledges the special role and representation of Ngāti Whakaue in the establishment and governance of
the Rotorua township
Values Te Arawa as an integral part of Rotorua’s identity
Recognises that Te Arawa is a key contributor to the growth of Rotorua (socially, culturally, environmentally
and economically)
Will assist Council to understand Te Arawa’s aspirations
Reflects the spirit Rotorua was founded upon (a partnership between Tangata Whenua and Pākehā)
Is a way for us as a Rotorua community to move forward together as partners and build a more prosperous
community together.
Enhance Council decision-making for the betterment of everyone living in Rotorua
I do NOT support the alternative governance model proposed by the pro democracy society, because:
It does not achieve the principles and purpose of the Te Arawa partnership model
The society has not consulted Te Arawa on the model
It disregards the significance of Te Arawa to this District
It is inconsistent with the commitment of Te Arawa and the Council to establish an effective partnership
I would support Māori wards as an alternative model, like Māori seats on council such as the Bay of Plenty
Regional Council: Yes
SUBMISSION NO. 300
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 300
Lauren James
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa provide a perspective that is missing
around the table around and will around do so enrich the discussion around NFL so round the table.
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SUBMISSION NO. 301
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 301
Julian Rolleston
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe iwi and hapu have the right to fully
participate in local government decision making.
SUBMISSION NO. 302
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 302
Maia Grant
SUBMISSION NO. 303
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 303
Moana Miller
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because we are unique to have two culture to build a
beautiful city. This will strengthen us moving forward. To continue forward best to have the largest land
holders apart of the model. Not opposing.
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SUBMISSION NO. 304
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 304
Mike Miller
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is important to build a strong relationship with
the local communities.
SUBMISSION NO. 305
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 305
Alyssa Rangitiaria Tibble
SUBMISSION NO. 306
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 306
Stephen Te Moni
SUBMISSION NO. 307
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 307
Heston Potaka
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I feel that Te Arawa have the ability to look
after the interests of tangata whenua o te rohi. Adding value to planning and collective thinking to providing
for the wider community and generations to come.
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SUBMISSION NO. 308
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 308
Shane Webster
SUBMISSION NO. 309
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 309
Mia Selwyn
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is a good idea.
SUBMISSION NO. 310
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 310
Chanz Mikaere
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am Te Arawa and expect those who live in
my rohe to HONOUR the whakapapa I have to this whenua by consulting with my people before making
decisions that affect my people and ancestral birthright.
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SUBMISSION NO. 311
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 311
Herbert Ratahi
SUBMISSION NO. 312
SUBMISSION NO: 312
Submitter:
Ngapera Riley
Organisation:
Kea New Zealand (Kiwi Expat Association)
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I strongly believe it is the right thing to do and
that it will provide the best and most effective mechanism for decision making for the Te Arawa rohe and the
Rotorua District. I also believe in the leadership and experience of the committee or group that prepared this
proposal.
SUBMISSION NO. 313
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 313
Riria McDonald
Reasoning:
Te Arawa - Ngati whakaue gifted the town for the benefit of all. Numerous lands for schooling have been
gifted. It is right to acknowledge and show that the same amount of trust goes both ways therefore
reciprocate and model what previous elders of Te Arawa have done.
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SUBMISSION NO. 314
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 314
Te Ririu McDonald
SUBMISSION NO. 315
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 315
Alena Andrews
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because only our indigenous people know what we
need as a people.
SUBMISSION NO. 316
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 316
Maaka Van der Westhuizen
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because together we stand divided we fall.
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SUBMISSION NO. 317
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 317
Geoffrey Rolleston
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe it is good for everyone . We will all be
winners. When Te Arawa is doing well, all of Rotorua's citizens will do well.
SUBMISSION NO. 318
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 318
Greg Allen
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa dreams and aspirations can finally
be realised. As per the intentions of the Fenton agreement...what’s good for Te Arawa is good for our
community.
SUBMISSION NO. 319
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 319
Renata Curtis
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it will allow for "a more effective partnership
between Maori and the Council" as recommended by the Environment Court in 2012, and will assist Council
to meet Local Government Act 2002 requirements to "facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making
processes".
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SUBMISSION NO. 320
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 320
Tukiterangi Curtis
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it will allow for "a more effective partnership
between Maori and the Council" as recommended by the Environment Court in 2012, and will assist Council
to meet Local Government Act 2002 requirements to "facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making
processes".
SUBMISSION NO. 321
Submitter:
Colleen Skerrett-White
Organisation:
Ngati Pikiao Environmental Society
Paengaroa Sth 5 Ahu Whenua Trust
SUBMISSION NO: 321
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because:
1. Rotorua is built on Maori Land and is surrounded by Maori Land.
2. Any future development of Rotorua and the surrounding area would need the full support of Iwi, hapu and
whanau landowners/stakeholders to ensure that our cultural mores and norms (tikanga) are adhered to, to
provide culturally and environmentally safe development in a sustainable way..
3. Te Arawa are not adverse to community development just the way it was done in the past.
4. Te Arawa are the biggest Rate Payers in the District.
5. Te Arawa have 3 Crown Settlement entities situated in Rotorua who are commited to Iwi/Hapu
Development and therefore community development
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SUBMISSION NO. 322
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 322
Hemi Bennett
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it’s time to work together we need each other
anything else is divisive. NZ must work in partnership with all Maori let others follow suit in our country where
Rotorua has been the centre of Maoridom since the Pink palisades, the nga wha(spa pools) and the tourism.
Time we all jumped in the Te Arawa waka the whole community working together in partnership.
Partnerships are best we already invest millions in education grants for Science and Technology. Makes
sense to row in the same direction. There is a mixing of cultures we are a open multi-cultural society and we
need to respect that joint-partnership models work and have been working in our community and of late.
SUBMISSION NO. 323
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 323
Anaru Bidois
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because tyranny of the majority denies effective and
meaningful participation.
SUBMISSION NO. 324
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 324
James Rakena Robinson
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Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 325
Dean Sinnott
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it allows our iwi as a united body to have a say.
SUBMISSION NO. 326
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 326
Robert Ramsey
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Tautoko and trust my cousin.
SUBMISSION NO. 327
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 327
Erana Lacey
SUBMISSION NO. 328
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 328
Donna Grant
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because greater connectivity with mana whenua. Ngati
Whakaue, in particular, need close involvement for any future development.
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Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 329
Chelsey Bramley
SUBMISSION NO. 330
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 330
Tangihaere Macfarlane
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is fair and reasonable.
SUBMISSION NO. 331
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 331
Kimoro Taiepa
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am Te Arawa and mana whenua need a
voice at the table.
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Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 332
Catherine Rolleston
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it's the right thing to do. It demonstrates equity
and a treaty based relationship.
SUBMISSION NO. 333
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 333
Brentleigh Bond
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SUBMISSION NO. 334
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 334
Hamiora Werahiko
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa as tangata whenua and mana
whenua holders of our tribal boundary have an inherent right to have a say on what happens here over and
above the rights accorded registered voters within this area.
SUBMISSION NO. 335
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 335
James Wickliffe
I am a descendent of Rotohiko Haupapa, i am born & bred From Rotorua & have lived in this city for
52ys...Say No More!!!
partner together?
Yes, I agree
and economically)
community together.
Enhances Council decision-making for the betterment of everyone living in Rotorua
Additionally, I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because:
I believe that with Te Arawa at the Council Table it will add strength & proper direction of Council dealings &
the people of Rotorua will be all the better off as of this outcome...
I am a descendant of Te Arawa (Ngati Whakaue, Tuhourangi) I have blood in the land, I grew up on the land,
I worked the land.
I strongly believe that it is imperative that the Council works alongside Te Arawa.
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This is so both parties working as one will be able to benefit not only the local tribes but also the wider
Rotorua community.
Rotorua has long been known as the tourist capital of New Zealand, and the tribes have been hosting
visitors for generations.
My great great grand father Rotohiko Tangohau Haupapa assisted in the establishment of the first Rotorua
town board, and was also the first to sit on the Rotorua Town Board.
I am proud to be Te Arawa, I am proud to be from Rotorua.
I give this model my full support.
SUBMISSION NO. 336
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 336
Jill Sayed
Reasoning:
I do not want people that have not been elected to be on the Council and have power to make decisions.
I do not agree with any part of the Partnership Model as it is giving unfair power to a minority group.
I disagree with the whole concept as I want a democratic government.
I want a democratic government; perhaps with advice from minority groups such as Te Arawa.
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SUBMISSION NO. 337
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 337
Margaret Duffy
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Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 338
Kath Phillips
Reasoning:
I do not agree with unelected people having voting rights.
Advisory capacity only for unelected people.
That unelected people have voting rights.
Yes, the Democratic Governance model. Only the elected council can vote and they are accountable to all
ratepayers.
The questions on his form appear to be skewed in favour of option 2.
SUBMISSION NO. 339
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 339
Stuart Phillips
Reasoning:
All people need to be democratically elected. It is a very dangerous precedent to have different rules for
different individuals or groups, especially unelected persons who are given voting rights.
None at all. They like everyone else need to be elected just like everyone else.
Unelected people have voting rights.
The current democratic election and governance system.
Only elected councillors can vote and that they are there to represent all ratepayers not just one small group.
This form is obviously designed in favour of the Te Arawa Partnership model.
Very poor.
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SUBMISSION NO. 340
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 340
Lynette Margaret Skinner
Reasoning:
Because it is undemocratic and gives disproportionate power to a minority group. The majority of Rotorua
will have no voice. The proposal is totally unacceptable.
None of it. I want democracy and the Council’s model/option is none of that. It is not right that one group
should have more power than any other.
All of it. It is just plain wrong. There is nothing good about it.
A democratic model. All elected Council by the people for the people.
You can have a forum for Maori and the rest of the community to be heard.
No to being on Council committees and voting rights.
The Rotorua Pro-Democracy Society have suggested a much more workable model and I support that.
Do not adopt this proposal. It is biased and unfair.
The Council is to serve all of Rotorua not just a few select people.
Do not do it. I will not be voting for anyone who supports it.
SUBMISSION NO. 341
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 341
Trevor Michael Skinner
Reasoning:
It is neither fair nor democratic to give one sector of the community more rights than others.
I do not agree with any of it. It is not fair to the majority of Rotorua residents. I say again, it is undemocratic.
All of it. Throw it out. None of the options are acceptable. We need an alternative model such as the model
advanced by the Rotorua Pro-Democracy group.
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I want democracy. Equal votes for all and an elected Council answerable to the people. You could have a
Maori advisory board and a community advisory board.
The model proposed by the Rotorua Pro-Democracy group is much more acceptable so I support their
model.
Do not inflict a lack of democracy on the citizens of Rotorua.
All people on Council should be elected by all of the people.
Democracy was hard won and must not be tampered with by anyone.
SUBMISSION NO. 342
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 342
Elana Curtis
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa are the iwi, mana whenua, tangata
whenua of Rotorua and the Crown and agencies such as Councils have a responsibility to put the Treaty of
Waitangi into effect that includes partnership with Māori iwi. Effective partnership with Te Arawa will help to
realize this commitment. Failure to do so would present a regressive Council, a Council not committed to the
Treaty of Waitangi principles (or Acts). Act now and work towards a progressive future together!
SUBMISSION NO. 343
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 343
Haimona Gardiner
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Maori engagement with the local political
system is poor across the country, Rotorua included. This makes for a poor, incomplete democracy - any
proposal to boost Maori engagement benefits everyone as the local decision-making better reflects its
citizens which makes for a fairer, more balanced society which benefits everyone.
Ideally there would be a Maori ward (it works at central government level, political ramifications to sitting
councilors aside I don't see why it wouldn't work at local government) but in the absence of such a proposal,
this one will do.
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SUBMISSION NO. 344
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 344
Paora Te Hurihanganui
SUBMISSION NO. 345
Submitter:
Daniel Henepere Hohepa Waitai
Organisation:
Tai Wananga Ruakura
SUBMISSION NO: 345
SUBMISSION NO. 346
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 346
Canaan Tuhura
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it’s the right thing to do.
SUBMISSION NO. 347
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 347
Tawini Rangihau
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SUBMISSION NO. 348
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 348
Alannah Hapi
SUBMISSION NO. 349
Submitter:
Hana Tapiata
Organisation:
Te Papa Takaro o Te Arawa
SUBMISSION NO: 349
SUBMISSION NO. 350
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 350
Derek Lang
Reasoning:
Badly worded question. Dialogue and advice from all interested parties should be encouraged and should
include, but not be exclusive to Te Arawa
My dictionaries describe a partnership as a device in which the parties contribute equally in all resources,
including capital.
This doesn't appear to be the intention here so partnership is the incorrect title
See above but also I don't agree with a nominated advisory body being able to vote with elected
representatives.
A true democracy dictates that If you want to vote you need to stand for election and become an elected
representative.
Voting is a privilege with attendant responsibilities reserved for the democratically elected representatives
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Advisory bodies, not exclusively Te Arawa, would tick all the boxes
Though I believe in a true democracy I don't believe that the alternative promoted is the answer but the basic
concept is sound but still too limiting
Why not utilise the current system of community involvement and simply create another strand. The current
model seems to work well.
It is extremely disappointing that this issue has driven a wedge through the Council which could and should
have been avoided.
It has been said that other local bodies around the country have already set a precedent but my reading
suggests that the population, in general, is rallying against the idea.
I also contribute to the premise that even if a majority do the wrong thing it doesn't make it right.
SUBMISSION NO. 351
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 351
Kerri Anne Hancock
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I feel the model more accurately reflects the
unique dynamic of the Rotorua community!
SUBMISSION NO. 352
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 352
Renee
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SUBMISSION NO. 353
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 353
Hariata Ngatai
Reasoning:
It is time for Te Arawa representation in local government with actual authority and influence on decisions
made.
I agree with having an independent Te Arawa Board sitting outside of the council, to represent iwi interests,
with board members elected by Te Arawa.
I also agree with voting rights for appointed representatives on committees within council.
I believe this is a fair compromise. The alternative is having 4 entrenched Maori seats on the Full Council.
The sooner the council realises the importance of Te Arawa, the better it will be for Rotorua. Te Arawa own
or have gifted a fair proportion of land in Rotorua. Te Arawa are key drivers of the Rotorua economy and it
would be good to see RLC form a strong partnership with them.
SUBMISSION NO. 354
SUBMISSION NO: 354
Submitter:
Barnett M T Vercoe
Organisation:
on behalf of Vercoe Farm Partnership
Reasoning:
All of them, and for the reasons given above.
None
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No
A number of Councils around the country are doing this, including the Waipa District Council, and they only
have approx. 13% Maori population in their district but they have adopted the LGA 2002 requirements.
Rotorua Lakes Council region has approx. 35% Maori population and also has a Maori Economy that is
growing and will continue to grow
over the foreseeable future. See BERL report - Dec. 2012 for BoPRC.
SUBMISSION NO. 355
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 355
Amiria Webby
SUBMISSION NO. 356
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 356
Tim Henneveld
Herewith I would like to raise my concerns about having people who are not elected given voting rights no
matter who or what they are. If democratically elected they can vote, no problem.
Please keep the existing relationship going until the next elections.
In the meantime we all can send in submissions for proposals and planning if we need to.
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SUBMISSION NO: 357
Submitter:
Dr Kepa Morgan CPEng
Organisation:
Haumingi 10a2b Papakainga Chairman
Puna Whakareia Marae Deputy Chair
Reasoning:
Historic actions of the Rotorua District Council have exposed a significant deficiency in its approaches that
reflect an ignorance of the needs and rights of Te Arawa.
The proposed partnership model will allow for "a more effective partnership between Maori and the Council"
as recommended by the Environment Court in 2012, and will assist Council to meet Local Government Act
2002 requirements to "facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making processes".
Further the adoption of a more inclusive approach to decision making is now possible facilitated by
internationally acknowledged decision making exemplars such as the Mauri Model Decision Making
Framework. Rotorua District Council could transform their past short-comings into approaches that are best
practice nationally and internationally.
All of them as the proposed model is a vast improvement on past practices and approaches. This shortcoming was made clear in the Environment Court findings in 2012.
None.
Opposition to an inclusive model can only be based on a desire to continue to limit Te Arawa involvement
reflecting the previous flawed approaches that precipitated the Environment Court decisions in 2012.
The opportunity offered by the adoption of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model should be taken now.
Te Arawa have demonstrated immense patience and tolerance of the past injustices, in the desire to have a
unified community making decisions based on social justice and equitable outcomes.
The Mauri Model Decision Making Framework has been identified by Cawthron Institute (Report 2224) as an
exemplar amongst internationally recognised sustainability indicator sets. Specifically the Cawthron Report
states that the Mauri Model is relevant regardless of the community. Thus the Mauri Model could provide the
basis for equitable and transparent decision making that is inclusive and enduring.
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SUBMISSION NO. 358
Submitter:
Huia Lloyd
Organisation:
Department of Conservation
SUBMISSION NO: 358
Reasoning:
Iwi are Treaty Partners. The Council or the Crown are Treaty Partners with Iwi. This must be considered with
all business of the Council. The Council and services within the Te Arawa region were gifted land by Iwi to
provide fundamental community services for the greater community e.g. the Hospital.
All of it, as based on my reasoning above and to facilitate participation by Māori in Council decision making
processes, including obligations to:
- engage / work closely with Māori and Tāngata Whenua (local iwi),
recognise the Treaty of Waitangi, as required under legislation;
- provide opportunities and maintain effective processes for iwi to contribute to decision-making,
- consider ways in which Māori capacity can be developed for contributing to decision-making processes,
and
- take an informed approach to how decision-making can benefit the Māori community’s wellbeing.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? NIL
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? NIL
Do you have any further comments? NIL
SUBMISSION NO. 359
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 359
F Simmons
Reasoning:
Only people elected by ratepayers who voted for people to represent them should be eligible to sit on
council.
None. They are not elected to represent any part of the electorate.
All. It is a means to advantage Maori over the rest of Rotorua’s ratepayers, run by a minority of councillors to
set their own agenda, to influence their values and ideals, which are not wanted by the majority of
ratepayers. The Mayor and Arawa councillors should represent all ratepayers, not a chosen few.
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One vote, one representative on council. No special perks for a few who think they are privileged through
race.
No Maori seats or influence. No formal partnership, no payment to Maori from council funds. They have
enough funds from treaty settlements to fund themselves without expecting help from ratepayers.
No formal partnership.
The Mayor and Maori councillors and those who want special Maori representation should think of the
division this is creating in the community. They should be representing all ratepayers, not their own
interests.
Council vote in the near future, you will be out.
SUBMISSION NO. 360
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 360
Douwe Visser
Reasoning:
As with any other group e.g. the business community, they are very welcome to give advice to the council.
As Mr Gaston has said, they are under obligation to involve the Maoris, but it cannot be so, that it would kill
our democracy.
No partnership, just advise without voting rights.
That the unelected Te Arawa members would sit on the council with voting rights.
No formal arrangement.
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SUBMISSION NO. 361
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 361
Peri Marks
I am Ngati Kearoa, Ngati Whakaue.
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because we are tangata whenua.
SUBMISSION NO. 362
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 362
Jo Henson
SUBMISSION NO. 363
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 363
Petrina Mapapalangi
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SUBMISSION NO. 364
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 364
Tahlia Kingi
SUBMISSION NO. 365
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 365
Dylan Thompson
SUBMISSION NO. 366
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 366
Kenneth Raureti
Reasoning:
No. I agree with the proposed partnership model.
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SUBMISSION NO. 367
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 367
Barnett M T Vercoe
Reasoning:
It is noted that other councils in NZ have adopted models like, or similar to this.
All of them and for the reasons given above.
An example of one of the District Councils that has already adopted this process is Waipa District Council
which only has a Maori population of approx. 13%. Rotorua has approx. 35% Maori population.
The Maori Economy in Rotorua & the BoP is growing and is going to increasingly grow into the foreseeable
future. See BERL Report - Dec 2012. (and BoC - BoPRC project survey).
The other key reason that this should be adopted is because of the NZ Census stats - which shows a young
growing Maori population which will be the main work force in 2025 and beyond when the non-maori
population is shrinking.
SUBMISSION NO. 368
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 368
Dianne Tokerau Hohaia
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa members are elected by the iwi and
sit at council to represent the needs and aspirations of Maori and the community whilst fostering a
partnership with council to meet its legal obligations towards tangata whenua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 369
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 369
Rodger Cunningham
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is the right way forward for Rotorua and Te
Arawa. True Te Arawa representation on the council has been a long time coming. Kia kaha tatou
SUBMISSION NO. 370
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 370
Gannin Ormsby
SUBMISSION NO. 371
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 371
Tuiriri Raroa
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I was born and raised there and we need to
maintain the land and everything for future generations to come so they can enjoy what I’ve enjoyed as a
child.
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SUBMISSION NO. 372
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 372
Ihipera Pirika
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it will benefit all Rotorua people and their
visitors to understand how tangata whenua connect with the land and environment that brings about a great
economic and educational model.
SUBMISSION NO. 373
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 373
Tilly Hirst
Reasoning:
It will allow for "a more effective partnership between Maori and the Council" as recommended by the Environment Court
in 2012, and will assist Council to meet Local Government Act 2002 requirements to "facilitate Maori participation in
council decision-making processes".
Not at this stage. I just fully support this kaupapa.
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SUBMISSION NO. 374
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 374
Mereteatakura Haerehuka Amohau Piripi Te Are
Reasoning:
This will allow a more effective partnership between iwi and the council, as recommended by the
facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making processes.
SUBMISSION NO. 375
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 375
Paula Tavai
SUBMISSION NO. 376
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 376
Merania Pakinga
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Ngati Whakaue gifted significant areas of land
to the city of Rotorua and hence still retain mana whenua rights. Te Arawa are entitled to participate
meaningfully in the decision-making processes of the council.
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SUBMISSION NO. 377
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 377
Sheree Tuahuru
SUBMISSION NO. 378
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 378
Tania Kiel
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe that Te Arawa needs a voice and
voting rights in the Council. It’s important for Te Arawa to have an input into policy and planning that impacts
the people of Rotorua. But probably more importantly so that RLC can better understand who we are and
why we think, speak and do the things we do as Te Arawa. Collaboration is the key - Tatou Tatou.
SUBMISSION NO. 379
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 379
Julie Calnan
Reasoning:
I support in principle the intention to effectively communicate with Te Arawa and have councillors take Te
Arawa’s wishes into consideration when making decisions on issues which concern Te Arawa. Partnership is
entirely the wrong word to use. Below is just one example of the definition of partnership off Goggle. All are
similar
DEFINITION of 'Partnership'
A business organization in which two or more individuals manage and operate the business. Both owners
are equally and personally liable for the debts from the business.
None. The proposal is absolutely undemocratic and contrary to the spin publicised by RDC it is totally
unprecedented. The notion that the Audit and Risk Committee and the Tourism Committee are equal to the 2
operating committees of council is ridiculous.
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All of it. As well as the answer to the above question it also gives a single interest group unparalleled power
in the councillors decision making process. It unbalances the decisions of elected members in the matters of
the RMA hearings and the CEO performance review. Ask yourself - why should Te Arawa be sitting on any
of these committees?
I have read and understand the option put forward by the Pro Democracy group which is simple, democratic
and fair to all ratepayers of Rotorua and feel that it is a worthy option to consider. However, there are many
alternatives to the poorly thought out, highly disturbing Option 2 which for some unfathomable reason is your
preferred Option. I also point out that Option 3 is equally offensive to me.
No thank you, not at this point
SUBMISSION NO. 380
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 380
Dr Cecile Hoods
I am a long time resident and citizen of Rotorua.
partner together?
Yes, I agree
and economically)
community together.
NZ Maori had enough of bastardization of te reo Maori and He Tiriti o Waitangi.
Still today, despite the government using terms like "Hei tangata, hei tangata" and pay lip service to He Tititi
of O Waitangi, the waterways, rivers, lakes and the seabed ,foreshore and airspace has been continuously
"RIPPED AWAY" from Maori by successive National and Labour Government.
A strong message needs to get through to Government: NZ has had ENOUGH LANDCONVISCTIONS, and
confiscations of waterways which is then WHOLESALE HANDED OVER to FACELESS OVERSEAS
CORPORATIONS!!
The Te Aroha partnership model allows new Zealand to show its seriousness about He Tiriti o Waitangi. This
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Model will ENSURE THAT ASSETS ARE TREATED AS A TAONGA and gives MAORI KAITIAKITANGA
over the TAONGA FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
It is DISGRACEFUL,ABSURD AND DISGUSTING that Maori NOW HAS TO DO PRESENTATION to
PAKEHA and hope that the presentation and arguments are accepted. This is SHAMEFUL!!The Rotorua
District Council should be doing a presentation to MAORI-THESE ASSETS BELONG to MAORI.
The Colonial masters did that-Is the DISTRICT COUNCIL MERELY COLONIZATION IN DISGUISE?
The Treaty of Waitangi has been violated continually,to the point today that:
1. Jails and prisons brought by colonizers, still favour pakeha:Maori is still the bulk of prison population,which
is a sad inditement.
2. Maori,being Tangata Whenua,are still removed from their land: Spectacular example as we speak is
GLENN INNIS :Maori &pacific Islanders are FORCED in Droves OUT OF GLENN INNIS into the South of
Auckland.
3. The 1986-1987 structural adjustments that rudely impacted on the life of New Zealanders and made
Maori, in particular worse off, has been continued by the Helen Clark and NOW John Keys: Billions of dollars
of assets including land and waterways AND CONTRACTS are CONTINUALLY HANDED over to 1%of
America,Europe &Australia: THE COLONIAL PARTNERS namely Corporations &Churches.
4. The John Keys government placed THE WHOLE OF NZ UNDER SURVEILLANCE, effectively taking
away THE RIGHTS OF TANGATA WHENUA.
It is time that the RIGHTFUL OWNERS OF THE RESOURCES in Rotorua is recognosed-FULLY!Te Arawa
SHOULD be in charge!! THIS COUNTRY BELONGS TO TANGATA WHENUA.
John Keys government says:Hei Tangata,Hei Tangata, but EVIDENCE show that Hei Tangata IS OPENLY
ABUSED.
I DO NOT support MAORI WARDS. It is high time that Pakeha respect Tangata Whenua and stop enforcing
WESTMINSTER GOVERNANCE on Maori
SUBMISSION NO. 381
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 381
John Ryan
Reasoning:
The Council ceases to be a democratic organisation and becomes a dictatorship where non elected
members make the decisions.
I do not agree that unelected people should sit on Council committees and have voting rights. This is not
democratic.
I want the Council to remain a democratic body with all members elected by the general public.
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I don't want any group to be given disproportionate power
I support any interest group and expert officials giving elected Councillors advice and expect Councillors to
seek such advice.
The elected Councillors then make the decisions
SUBMISSION NO. 382
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 382
Angela Katipa
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I want an assurance that there will be a Te
Arawa perspective on matters and true representation can happen. I would be very pleased to know that all
matters and issues will reflect this.
SUBMISSION NO. 383
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 383
Elizabeth Ryan
Reasoning:
I do not think that any one group has precedence over any other and therefore should not be given any
special privileges.
I do not agree that unelected people should have voting rights on any Council committee.
I have no objection to Council seeking advice from other people who are involved in day to day running of all
the various activities and things Council has to do to keep our city operating, e.g waterworks, roads, lighting,
refuse and all the other necessities as well as all the many recreational activities we have to offer.
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SUBMISSION NO. 384
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 384
Linda Biddle
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is good for Rotorua.
SUBMISSION NO. 385
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 385
Dean James
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe Te Arawa should be involved in all
discussions regarding Rotorua and therefore have influence and therefore a voice at the table. As the rightful
natural indigenous iwi grouping for this region and who have a vested interests for the care of the
environment and economic benefit for the community of Rotorua. I think the partnership model is an
opportunity to reflect the broader diversity which currently exists. This would also allow for the cultural needs
to be better reflected in a multicultural environment. I am also an advocate of the treaty of Waitangi. The
treaty is like being married, each member has equal rights and responsibilities. That’s my take on the matter.
SUBMISSION NO. 386
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 386
Hani Te Moana
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it’s time to honour the Treaty.
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SUBMISSION NO. 387
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 387
Michael Te Moana
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because we have given so much to this town.
SUBMISSION NO. 388
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 388
Toni Cummins
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is important that the Iwi now have a voice
that reflects Te Arawa as the first people of this land...a voice that is connected to this land...and the people.
SUBMISSION NO. 389
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 389
Maree Conaglen
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe in a "democracy" where the tangata
whenua are a minority is not a fair system. Te Tiriti o Waitangi guaranteed Maori rangatiratanga of all their
resources. The Te Arawa Partnership Model is a step in the right direction for Maori to have more equal
representation on council, and greater control over what was promised by the Crown in 1840.
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SUBMISSION NO. 390
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 390
James Cummins
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe the Iwi have a right and should be
involved in council and anything to do with the land. I know Te Arawa are intelligent educated people who
know what is best for this land and the people
SUBMISSION NO. 391
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 391
Briar Grace
SUBMISSION NO. 392
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 392
Robert Trotman
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it represents that we Te Arawa are not merely
residents of Rotorua but are active contributors to the community and as such need to work alongside of the
Council for Rotorua to be able to continue to thrive.
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SUBMISSION NO. 393
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 393
Jamie Rolleston
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because as a community built on partnership with local
iwi it is only right that the interests of the iwi be looked after and that means representation from the iwi.
SUBMISSION NO. 394
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 394
Erena Brown
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it will give a clear voice and opinion of Te
Arawa at Local Body Governance Level
SUBMISSION NO. 395
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 395
Desiree Thompson
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because being of Te Arawa descent i believe in order
to have a partnership as Te Tiriti O Waitangi is said to represent, whakawhanaungatanga in the now with
the Lakes Council will ensure tino rangatiratanga is being honoured and adhered to. Te Arawa is made of
hapu from around this rohe and each should have voice in what is happening.
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SUBMISSION NO. 396
Submitter:
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Farrah Nepia
SUBMISSION NO. 397
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 397
Bruce Morrison
SUBMISSION NO. 398
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 398
Stacey Morrison
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because the negative reaction to this proposal from
some quarters is in fact proof that it needs to happen. Such knee-jerk responses to the idea that Māori
should have a say, indicate those people don't believe Māori deserve a voice at all in civic matters. Yet Māori
have been recognised as indigenous treaty partners, and Te Arawa recognised as Mana whenua in Rotorua.
As an indigenous Minority, Māori currently don't have the numbers to 'win' in democratically elected seats.
Therefore a Te Arawa partnership model is needed to ensure the treaty partnership is truly enacted in
Rotorua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 399
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 399
Ngahapeaparatuae Lomax
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it gives recognition to the TIRITI O WAITANGI.
SUBMISSION NO. 400
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 400
Leanne White-Haverkamp
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because shared partnership is the way forward for a
positive community to prosper.
SUBMISSION NO. 401
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 401
Te Taepa Kameta
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is the right thing.
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SUBMISSION NO. 402
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 402
Bryce Murray
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because in a nutshell, the proposed Te Arawa
Partnership Model would provide a more meaningful, effective and tangible relationship between the Rotorua
District Council and Te Arawa.
SUBMISSION NO. 403
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 403
Glen Bates
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because our Iwi need to be represented to protect
important sites when the council are making infrastructure decisions.
The council don't care about these things that are important to Māori and for all of the residents of the city.
They can't be allowed to carry on making the easiest and cheapest decisions to keep our rohe running.
SUBMISSION NO. 404
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 404
Byron Thompson
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because kia mataara.
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SUBMISSION NO. 405
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 405
Mihipa McGrath
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because working as one people together will allow for
more positive outcomes and a happier community
SUBMISSION NO. 406
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 406
Te Pimara Kingi
Reasoning:
Long overdue voice of tangata whenua needs to be heard.
SUBMISSION NO. 407
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 407
Moewaka Trotman
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I tautoko Te Arawa.
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SUBMISSION NO. 408
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 408
Aniwaniwa Tawa
Reasoning:
Te Arawa are the people of the land. All agencies should give effect to the Treaty of Waitangi and enable a
working partnership with Te Arawa iwi.
SUBMISSION NO. 409
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 409
Rena Huriwai
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is to recognise that we are part of the
outcomes and responsibilities to our whenua also.
SUBMISSION NO. 410
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 410
Aroha Bray
partner together?
Yes, I agree
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Having Te Arawa members involved in Council matters will make for a much better Rotorua in all areas such
as housing, employment, health. The selected members will be able to provide good and sound advice as
and when required to some councillors who know very little about this town and especially about the town's
history.
In order to run a really good Council for our town Te Arawa must be right in there as much as possible.
SUBMISSION NO. 411
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 411
Kahira Olley
SUBMISSION NO. 412
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 412
Errol Mahoney
SUBMISSION NO. 413
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 413
J Wood
Reasoning:
I don't think Te Arawa should have any special rights.
We all need to be treated equal. We are all New Zealanders regardless of race.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? I don’t agree
As above. I feel they should concentrate on cleaning up their own act first. Concentrate on getting
employment. Sort out family abuse.
They can be elected on to the council i.e be elected by the community if they wish to have more say.
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Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? As above
SUBMISSION NO. 414
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 414
Sharon Kiripatea
I am Sharon Kiripatea of Ngati Whakaue and Ngati Pikiao descent. I am Te Arawa.
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because we need a voice in said council only Maori
know what Maori want stand up Te Arawa.
I strongly support the amalgamation of Te Arawa inclusion in the decision making between the council and
said Iwi. It’s time the Iwi were recognized as the true owners and not take a back seat in their role as
tangatawhenua We have arrived at a timely place where our voice must be heard and take a stance as joint
partners Tihei Mauri Ora
SUBMISSION NO. 415
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 415
Phillip Davis
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe it is important for iwi to be
represented in matters that concern its land and people.
SUBMISSION NO. 416
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 416
Frances Cudby
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SUBMISSION NO. 417
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 417
Santiria Stanton
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is time Te Arawa voices are heard for Māori
and as Māori as part of the decision making in partnership with Rotorua Lakes Council. Working in
partnership will better the future of Rotorua and to improve RLC obligations to all Hāpū within Te Arawa.
SUBMISSION NO. 418
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 418
Roger Farrow
Reasoning:
I feel Te Arawa already has too much say in the running of Rotorua.
As far as the day to day running of Rotorua, be it district council business, community or just general
business, should be agreed by all residence of Rotorua be they Maori or non Maori.
" NONE " Why should 40% of the Rotorua's population have an extra input into Rotorua council committees
more than the other 60% of the population!
In my opinion the council, the mayor especially, seem to have forgotten the majority of it's people who voted
them in. I suggest the council look at all its people of Rotorua and district not just a select group.
The Te Arawa already has a say in the running of Rotorua, which I have no problem with, what I don’t want
is un-elected representatives the right to vote on council committees.
1) It is undemocratic in the first place, it allows un-elected representatives voting rights and say in council
committees. The emphasis being on un-elected !
2) It could split the Rotorua community which I'm sorry to say it probably already has.
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SUBMISSION NO. 419
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 419
G W Buckthought
Reasoning:
I most strongly object to unelected people on council with voting rights. It is most undemocratic and should
be unlawful.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? None of it.
It should be unlawful to appoint unelected people with voting rights to council.
I consider a community board where any person or group who wants to talk to council should be able to do
so.
Any person who wants voting rights on council should put their hands up at council election time.
SUBMISSION NO. 420
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 420
Alison Masters
Reasoning:
My feeling is that Te Arawa should not be given this advantage. Why should they? Any member of Te
Arawa may stand for council when elections are held as many do – there should be no special treatment.
If Te Arawa is granted the proposed privilege, a precedent is set – which I feel is not warranted, and could be
the forerunner of serious discontent.
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SUBMISSION NO. 421
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 421
Ann Sullivan
Reasoning:
Te Arawa were the first occupiers of Rotorua and surroundings so we must work in partnership with them.
Modified model – 2 representatives on council committees but no voting rights.
st
rd
The 1 and 3 options, also giving representatives voting rights.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? No.
No extra money to be paid to representatives – the allowance for the committee to be shared by 13 instead
of 11.
SUBMISSION NO. 422
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 422
A Gutwin
Reasoning:
Elected councillors only.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? All.
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SUBMISSION NO. 423
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 423
Chey Milne
E noho ana ahau ki konei, ka mutu, he Te Arawa/Ngati Whakaue taku tamahine. Ka tiki me tautoko au i te
kaupapa nei.
I live here, my daughter is of Te Arawa and Ngati Whakaue descent and it is right that I support this .
SUBMISSION NO. 424
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 424
Tawa Hunter
SUBMISSION NO. 425
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 425
Margaret Morgan-Allen
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because myself and my Whanau believe it will be a
progressive way forward for both the Council and Te Arawa. Nga mihi.
SUBMISSION NO. 426
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 426
Judith Tule
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SUBMISSION NO. 427
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 427
Andrew Baker
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because why would you deliberately exclude the view of
mana whenua?
Iwi provide a valuable perspective that can assist council to develop a sustainable plan for our future.
SUBMISSION NO. 428
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 428
Marie Merriman
I tautoko this proposal because it is a working partnership and ensures that all Te Arawa and others are
heard and followed up on...keeps everyone honest. Kia Ora.
SUBMISSION NO. 429
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 429
Marie Clarke
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because our Maori people need a voice. Tourism is the
heart of Rotorua the biggest asset is our culture. Only our people know how we live. It's vital other cultures
respect understand and learn.
SUBMISSION NO. 430
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 430
Emily Rika
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SUBMISSION NO. 431
SUBMISSION NO: 431
Submitter:
Barnett M T Vercoe
Organisation:
Chairman, Paehinahina Mourea Trust
Reasoning:
It will allow for "more effective partnership between Te Arawa Maori and the RLC" as recommended by the
Environment Court in 2012, & will assist Council to meet Local Government Act 2002 requirements to
"facilitate Maori participation in council decision-making processes"
It is noted that other Local-body Councils in NZ have already adopted models like or similar to this. This is
DEFINATELY NOT unique. One example is the Waipa District Council.
All of them and for the reasons given above.
None
No
The RLC region has a high Maori population, unlike other Local body Regions.
In the example I gave above, Waipa D.C only has an approx. 13% maori - whereas Rotorua has approx.
35%.
The Maori Economy in Rotorua is growing quite exponentially, and will continue to grow into the foreseeable
future as noted in the BoPRC - commissioned BERL report Dec. 2012
The last NZ Census stats shows a young growing Maori population in this region which will be the main work
force in 2025 and beyond when the non-maori population is not.
Thus these are just some reasons for the adoption of the Te Arawa Partnership model.
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SUBMISSION NO. 432
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 432
Melvyn Cooper
Reasoning:
I have no objection to Maori representation, in fact it is desirable.
Any Maori representation must be by democratic vote.
The whole thing is divisive and undemocratic.
I prefer the democratic governance model.
It is time we moved forward as one people.
SUBMISSION NO. 433
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 433
Bev McLeod
Reasoning:
I don’t want unelected people given power to vote and make decisions that might affect me.
None. For same reason. I don’t want unelected people being able to vote.
I disagree strongly with giving power to vote to unelected people. It is undemocratic.
Yes. I would like a Maori Policy Advisory Board, individuals and interested groups, and expert officials to
advise elected councillors who have been voted onto council, who should be the only ones to make
decisions in the public interest.
Yes, I don’t support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan (Option 2 or Option 3). It is also undemocratic, and
heavily biased towards the Te Arawa Partnership Plan.
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SUBMISSION NO. 434
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 434
Wikitoria Selwyn
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I support our Te Arawa representatives to work
alongside the council in regards to our treasured whenua, lakes, Mokoia Island and all other Maori aspects
pertaining to Rotorua. We need Maori representatives to voice our opinions and culturally values about the
above examples.
SUBMISSION NO. 435
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 435
Kataraina George
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa are a very strong part of Rotorua
City and should play a part in Rotorua Council and leadership. Te Arawa as a group are very proud of their
region and City and their voice should be a part of the decision making in Rotorua.
SUBMISSION NO. 436
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 436
Gina Rangi
Reasoning:
Rotorua's development and wellbeing is dependent on Te Arawa development and wellbeing because:
- Te Arawa are significant economic contributors to the Rotorua district. They own 50,000 hectares of land,
much of which is in commercial property, geothermal energy development, farming, exotic forestry and
native forestry. Iwi own almost all of the commercially-viable geothermal fields (developed and
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undeveloped), large parts of forests used for tourism and recreation and the lake beds. Iwi are significant
investors, employers, creatives and employees. In 2010, they contributed $390m annual GDP.
- young Te Arawa people are an important part of our current and future community (and workforce). They
are committed to this community and its development, and are more likely to return home as professionals
as they raise their families.
- Effective iwi voices will strengthen Council decision-making by providing a broader range of perspectives
and better engagement with the Maori community (and our concerns and values).
- Not having an effective mechanism for iwi input is likely to be more costly and lead to weaker decisions for
the Rotorua community.
I support:
1. Te Arawa nomination of suitably qualified people on Council committees. This allows for direct iwi support
for the Te Arawa representatives.
2. Full voting powers on the Strategy, Policy and Finance Committee, and on the Operations and Monitoring
Committee. This is important to ensure that the role is not merely a symbolic token without effect.
3. That there are two Te Arawa reps sitting on the Strategy, Policy and Finance Committee, and on the
Operations and Monitoring Committee. Having only one person would render the role merely tokenistic as
the iwi voice would be marginalized and ineffective.
4. Qualified Te Arawa nominees on RMA resource consents panels.
5. Te Arawa representatives on other committees, including the CEO performance committee and working
groups. This also leads to better engagement with iwi and a broader range of perspectives in Council
processes.
6. Appointment of an independent board elected by the Te Arawa community. I support the appointment by
way of an “at large” Te Arawa election, and the provision for sector appointments, particularly the rangatahi
and koeke representation.
My biggest concern is that the Council may choose not to appoint effective iwi voices (potentially, for
example, because they are effective from an iwi perspective). This suggests that Council does not have
confidence in Te Arawa to nominate people with appropriate skills and qualities necessary.
Some of the appointments are non-voting, which undermines the effectiveness of the appointment and is
likely to render the participation token-istic.
Direct appointment by the independent Maori board.
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SUBMISSION NO. 437
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 437
Dallas Hawe
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is vital that the unique relationship between
Te Arawa and settlers in Rotorua is recognised appropriately. The lands that this city has developed on was
gifted by Ngati Whakaue, Te Arawa members, therefore it is only right the opportunity for direct consultation
is given to the tribe by the local council.
SUBMISSION NO. 438
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 438
Jodiene Hamon
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because this give Te Arawa a positive voice in council
one that the whenua is missing at council level
SUBMISSION NO. 439
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 439
Erena Richards
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa should be fully informed and
participate at every decision making level at Council. We are mana whenua of the rohe therefore it should be
our right to have our nominated leaders speak and act on our behalf in partnership with the local council.
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SUBMISSION NO. 440
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 440
Sally French
Reasoning:
We already have an effective partnership with Te Arawa, Te Arawa have an equal right to represent
Rotorua on the Council and do so as members voted on the Council. Te Arawa has people at the
committees in an advisory capacity which I think is excellent and correct. No people in Rotorua should
have a voting right unless they have been elected by the people of Rotorua and represent the people of
Rotorua. This is a dangerous undemocratic move by some on the Council.. Decision making power
must remain exclusively with elected councillors who are solely accountable to the community. This is
dividing the people of Rotorua in a racist manner. Te Arawa people have an equal democratic right to
vote for Councillors and be elected to Council as others in Rotorua
I do not agree with this in the present form.
I disagree that Te Arawa or any peoples in Rotorua should be able to actively participate and vote on
Council unless democratically voted on to Council by Rotorua people in general. This is undemocratic
and racist. The cost to implement and market this partnership is exorbitant when spending is being
reduced elsewhere. This is money I have worked hard for!
The model proposed by Te Arawa except representatives have NO voting rights at all. Te Arawa can
be present but as they are not democratically elected they can only advise.
SUBMISSION NO. 441
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 441
More-Rupine Paora-Bidois
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it will bring equity to our community, not a
lopsided partnership.
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SUBMISSION NO. 442
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 442
Kahurautao Haylings-Bidois
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because THE MAORI VOICE NEEDS TO BE HEARD.
SUBMISSION NO. 443
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 443
Nyreen Kiriona-Nelson
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I’m Te Arawa!!!!
SUBMISSION NO. 444
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 444
Amanda Forrest
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because iwi are an important voice. It is the right thing
to do.
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SUBMISSION NO. 445
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 445
Richard Nelson
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because ko Te Arawa ahau.
SUBMISSION NO. 446
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 446
Te Ataihaea Nelson
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa au.
SUBMISSION NO. 447
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 447
Eruera Nelson
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa ahau.
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SUBMISSION NO. 448
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 448
Lianne Nathan
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because this is Te Arawa land. We have a right to be
heard when it comes to Council matters.
SUBMISSION NO. 449
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 449
Claire Charters
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa have mana whenua over Rotorua
and gifted much of the township to the Crown, which is now utilised by Council.
SUBMISSION NO. 450
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 450
Tiaria Wickliffe
partner together?
Yes, I agree
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Tangatawhenua of the land should be included in all decisions to do with land development and the land in
general.
Tangatawhenua are connected to the land and are kaitiaki, therefore will always have the best interest of the
land in mind.
Te Arawa should always have a voice and be represented in Council decisions.
SUBMISSION NO. 451
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 451
Tony James
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa need more say in council issues
regulations and policies, for our future Te Arawa rangatahi and mokopuna.
SUBMISSION NO. 452
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 452
Karen Fletcher
partner together?
Yes, I agree
Share for best of both worlds.
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SUBMISSION NO. 453
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 453
Clark Pirika
Reasoning:
I support the proposed Te Arawa Parternership model as was presented to Council and heard by those in
attendance in the Civic Centre, on Thu 18 Dec 2014.
The proposed model will enable a more thorough and robust process for Rotorua Lakes Council and Te
Arawa to:
- engage and discuss any issue at the 'decision making' table
- strengthen relationships (tatau tatau)
- eliminate beauracracy (i.e. deliver legal and statutory obligations in a more timely manner)
- identify strategic opportunities (e.g. iwi, hapu, whanau, land trusts, post settlement entities, etc ...)
At the end of the day, this is an opportunity for us all to work together in a meaningful way for the betterment
of our entire community. To date (in most cases), that hasn't been the case and we need to be brave enough
to stand up and make it happen. Always better to work and walk alongside one another.
SUBMISSION NO. 454
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 454
April O’Brien
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because by doing the Te Arawa Partnership Model it
goes alongside the Treaty Of Waitangi. To me it makes sense.
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SUBMISSION NO. 455
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 455
Pouariki Ngatai
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because local iwi needs to work together with Rotorua
councillors for a better Rotorua city.
SUBMISSION NO. 456
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 456
Ana Tautuhi
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because who else can represent the people but the
people themselves who are aware of the needs of the communities here in the Te Arawa regions. A
partnership will ensure both sides are understanding and in knowing each other’s intentions and needs.
SUBMISSION NO. 457
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 457
Te Ruka Te Rangi
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because these people who make these decisions
should do so on our cultural basis not because they think it looks pretty or needed.
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SUBMISSION NO. 458
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 458
Eugene Temara
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it’s for my iwi.
SUBMISSION NO. 459
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 459
Natanahira Pona
partner together?
Yes, I agree
SUBMISSION NO. 460
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 460
Susan De Jong
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is very important for our people to have voice
and to be heard. It is Council who need to learn mana whenua not on a council level but on a "Real" level and Te
Arawa has the capacity to do that.
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SUBMISSION NO. 461
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 461
Sheree James
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe we as a Town can benefit from this
proposal and move forward economically for all parties, and as a community. Also the playing field becomes
level where an effective partnership can be forged and all proposals, visionary goals are laid out to benefit
Maori and European.
With all the various monetary benefits coming into the township within the near future, and currently, it
stands to reason that Maori need to have access to present their ideals and objectives to the council.
SUBMISSION NO. 462
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 462
Rangi Coffey
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it gives Te Arawa a voice and respects Maori's
input at council level.
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SUBMISSION NO. 463
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 463
Kristy Hill
Reasoning:
A key function of the council, particularly through RMA, is to ensure that it has taken into account cultural
values and the views of tanager whenua. Rather than having ad hoc and piece meal engagement, it would
be in the council's best interest that it has a wider ongoing relationship with Te Arawa.
Te Arawa Partnership is also a proactive way of recognising the Treaty of Waitangi in a practical and real
way.
For RLC to do this without being forced by a Treaty settlement suggests that the council is serious about its
ongoing relationship with tanager when.
The concept of ongoing and effective partnership that enables tangata when to influence decision making
This relationship will be an ongoing one which will further be developed. room to ensure that the relationship
evolves and maintains relevant and effective is necessary
50/50 decision making on council
No
SUBMISSION NO. 464
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 464
Phyllis Mataruarua
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it ensures representation on the council for
local iwi and hapu. That our traditions and culture be maintained enhanced and valued . The Te Arawa
Partnership model allows Te Arawa a voice in matters of concern, i.e environmental, educational, political
and all aspects of Health and Safety.
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SUBMISSION NO. 465
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 465
Anne Haira
SUBMISSION NO. 466
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 466
Irihapeti Wineera
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because: Wholeheartedly!!!
SUBMISSION NO. 467
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 467
Patricia Thomas
Reasoning:
All people who wish to Vote on Council issues should be selected by the public when elections are held.
This is not a Democratic way to make a choice!!
Many aspects of a city need co-operation from all parties to move on and develop. It is for the betterment of
us all and future generations.
Look at what other areas are doing with roading!!
We seem to be cancelling more and more as a part of our community won't agree on a PRICE!!!
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With this Partnership I see it as an opportunity to prolong these decisions.
It's about time the future was considered, not the past!!!!!!
Just get on with it!!! Council can make the decisions required. It is for all NZ Not just the protesters.
In America and Italy they would just put a fly-over these problems and get the job done! leaving them their
waste land and hot pools intact.
All issues should be given a public option to discuss anything they wish to bring up at a Public meeting!! This
is not a democratic way to treat your PUBLIC!!!
Not a meeting with No! Questions from the floor. Some would have been very informative.
We don't know the qualifications of these parties and if they wish to be on Council with voting rights, they
should stand during elections time same as all who vote there.
Yes!!!
have the partners stand at election time and they will become members if they fit the amount of votes
required by your public!
Don’t make unnecessary changes that cost the Council (Us) money, when money is short!
If it ain't broke don't fix it!!!
Please put it to a Public vote before changes!!
It's our money you are spending, and it could go to better use!
Eg. Eastern By Pass!!!
Get your head out of the Sand!! or you will not retain your seat there either!!
SUBMISSION NO. 468
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 468
Jenny Cartwright
Reasoning:
I believe in the democratic governance model.
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SUBMISSION NO. 469
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 469
Graeme Cartwright
Reasoning:
I believe in the democratic governance model.
SUBMISSION NO. 470
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 470
Kirikowhai Mikaere
Reasoning:
As the presentation stated, I think it will " honour the past, empower the present and strengthen the future"
for all residents of Rotorua.
I agree with Option 1, the elected representatives from across Te Arawa (including rangatahi) giving a wider
and more representative Te Arawa perspective.
I also strongly agree with Te Arawa Board having elected members on particular council committees and
working groups. This allows a relationship of real partnership between Te Arawa and RDC, it gives power to
the voices of both sides in future community decision making and development.
I hope the council and the wider community have the vision to see how effective this model will be in
ensuring that we move forward as an inclusive and 'whole' community.
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SUBMISSION NO. 471
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 471
Toni Manaena
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it gives Te Arawa and the people a voice in
what happens.
SUBMISSION NO. 472
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 472
Mark Law
Reasoning:
I do not support people having a voting right on committees on the Rotorua District council without being
elected by the voting ratepayers. No matter where they have come from. If they are good enough to be on
council they should put their names forward and stand for election and have their supporters vote them in.
Not supplied
I am concerned of the proposal of having a group outside the democratically elected councillors putting
people onto major decision making committees with voting rights.
If council find these people that Te Aroha put forward holding up progress in Rotorua for example how can
they be removed if council find this is not working? Can these added committee members be voted off?
Is the system that is in place not currently working? If not why is it not working? why does Te Aroha think the
status quo is not working?
Although I do not live in Rotorua, I do own a property on Ferry Springs Road
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SUBMISSION NO. 473
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 473
Kahurangi Maxwell
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it gives mana to Te Arawa!!
SUBMISSION NO. 474
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 474
Miriarangi Kapa
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it enables Te Arawa and Mana whenua of the
lakes throughout Rotorua a voice that can be heard and ultimately influence decisions.
SUBMISSION NO. 475
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 475
Alyssa Bennett
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Arawa has given council/govt so much already.
They have already been working side by side since the beginning. Not a bad idea at all.
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SUBMISSION NO. 476
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 476
Richard Eaton
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I think it is the best way ahead.
SUBMISSION NO. 477
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 477
Damian Hawe
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa should have equal representation
rights on the council in honour of our Tipuna who gifted the land for the township.
SUBMISSION NO. 478
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 478
Mark Hitchcock
Reasoning:
I do not believe that any party should be entitled to vote on Council or Council Committees who is not an
elected Councillor. Other parties have opportunity to express their views through consultation such as this.
Everyone can vote for Councillors and be represented that way.
None.
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With unelected parties being on or having voting rights in Council matters or committees.
Councillors to run Council
They may consult and consider opinions but have sole representation and voting rights.
This is what I voted for along with everyone at the elections.
In the elections for council everyone has their votes and the final make up of Council is as a result of those
votes.
My expectation is that councillors will take note of my view as a voter – my view is NO to Te Arawa
representation and voting rights as outlined.
My view is the same for any group or individual.
Councillors should run Council.
The whole community should be considered in making decisions not just one section of it, of (minority).
SUBMISSION NO. 479
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 479
Tania Cliffe
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because as a descendent of Te Arawa from this area, I
feel that a partnership model with the council reflects, partnership in line with the principles of the Treaty of
Waitangi.
This partnership will allow a common ground of understanding to flourish whereby council and Te Arawa can
work in mutually beneficial ways for both our Rotorua and Te Arawa communities.
This model will show authentic respect for Te Arawa as the tangata whenua of this place. Great things can
be achieved from this partnership.
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SUBMISSION NO. 480
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 480
Merehira Savage
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe that this will be a great partnership
especially to where the gifting of whenua was given to the community to build this beautiful city of what it has
become today.
Re-igniting that historical kinship that Te Arawa embraced and are now currently wanting to collaborate a
more sustainable and meaningful relationship with the Lakes Council.
Kia kaha Te Arawa, kia kaha Rotorua
SUBMISSION NO. 481
Submitter:
Philip Howes
Organisation:
2 Create Homes Ltd
SUBMISSION NO: 481
partner together?
Yes, I agree
Rotorua and its surrounds are Te Arawa Rohe, therefore they should have a major say in what happens in
and around their Rohe .
Te Arawa never signed the Treaty I believe so the land around Rotorua is still really theirs.
So I believe it is the current council and a crown entity that should be the ones that should be asking Te
Arawa if they can co govern with Te Arawa.
Regards ,
Philip Howes ,Ngati Rangitihi ,
Direct descendant of the fighting Chief Tangahia Tionga
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SUBMISSION NO. 482
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 482
Wi Te Tau Pirika Taepa
partner together?
Yes, I agree
community together.
Support is needed and l take this forum to support my Iwi Hape and my whanau.
partner together?
Yes, I agree
SUBMISSION NO. 483
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 483
Carey Te Paea
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it provides the opportunity for all of the
stakeholders within the boundaries of Te Arawa to have their say.
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SUBMISSION NO. 484
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 484
Justin Simpkins
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because everyone involved or affected by the decisions
made will have their voice heard.
SUBMISSION NO. 485
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 485
Tyrone Simpkins
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because everyone can have their say.
SUBMISSION NO. 486
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 486
Rico Simpkins
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because so Te Arawa can have their say.
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SUBMISSION NO. 487
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 487
Kiana-May Simpkins
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it allows the iwi to be heard.
SUBMISSION NO. 488
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 488
Joan Taikato
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I have attended an RDC meeting and also read the information provided. I agree and understand the
benefits for Rotorua of Te Arawa as Tangata Whenua having representation at Council level.
The 2012 Environment Court decision identified the need for improved Iwi consultation and involvement with
the RDC. Previously there had been concerns regarding the effectiveness of the Te Arawa Standing
Committee which was confined in what it could achieve by the protocols under which it worked.
By allowing for voting rights on two committees the council is declaring its faith in the Partnership Model
SUBMISSION NO. 489
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 489
Robert Pene
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Ngati Whakaue gifted the land Rotorua is built
on and deserve a voice.
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SUBMISSION NO. 490
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 490
Noelene Rapana
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it’s the right thing to do and I believe in it and it
gives us a voice. Give tangata whenu a fair go and we will feel like we are being heard. Rotorua will be a
better place for your children and grandchildren to grow up in instead of being angry.
SUBMISSION NO. 491
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 491
Anjanette Nepia
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it provides a vehicle for Te Arawa to be
consulted with, and make inclusive of, and work collaboratively in all matters concerning Rotorua Lakes
Council.
SUBMISSION NO. 492
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 492
Julie Enoka
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I do and I don’t like that pro-democracy lot!!!
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SUBMISSION NO. 493
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 493
Rawiri Bowie
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because the Te Arawa Partnership Model shall give
many more an active participation in local governing of the Rohe. This would bring about greater enthusiasm
and satisfaction of the business of the council.
SUBMISSION NO. 494
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 494
Elva Conroy
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because this proposal demonstrates Council's effort of
working in partnership with Te Arawa.
We are tired of being treated as 'an affected party' or just providing cultural advice.
This proposal gives voice to Te Arawa, because it respects Mana Whenua input at a council level
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SUBMISSION NO. 495
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 495
Raewynne Williamson
Reasoning:
I think we have enough representation on our council to cover all the needs of Te Arawa.
None
The people should be voted in like other councillors – they have the same opportunities as existing
councillors to represent their interests
Leave as it is
SUBMISSION NO. 496
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 496
G D Calder
Reasoning:
I believe that only publicly elected representatives should have the power to make decisions and vote on our
behalf. The members of Council should be able to get advise from any experts or interested parties, but only
the democratically elected members should have a vote in Council.
Democratic principals dictate that no one citizen or interest group should have any more power than any
other citizen or interest group. This should apply in any Council decision-making process.
This principal should apply to the Council vis-a-vis the Te Arawa Partnership Plan. The Te Arawa should be
able to advise the Council through any advisory board or other advisory process but should not have a vote
on any Council Committee. This is not anti-Maori or anti-Te Arawa as it would apply to any interest group i.e
Grey Power, Motel Assn, Business Assn, Ratepayers Assn or whoever.
Everyone should have equal opportunity to contribute to democratic decision making by the elected
members.
If any interest group is able to vote on Council decisions this dilutes the power of the elected members. I
can't see why any elected members would want their democratic powers to be diminished by an
undemocratic process.
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What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? See above
I agree with a Te Arawa Advisory Board or any other lobby group having input to advise Councillors on any
decision, but no unelected member of the public or interest group being on any Council Committee or having
the power to vote on any public policy.
SUBMISSION NO. 497
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 497
Nepia Hemopo
Reasoning:
It is only reasonable to have a Maori voice in a city like Rotorua which has for decades benefitted hugely in
tourism, Maori culture being a major draw card.
It smacks of hypocrisy to highlight the cultural then to turn around and deny Maori a voice.
Well the fact it's up for discussion is a good start and I commend Mrs Chadwick for her role because there
was always going to be some strong opposition, sadly from non Maori members of the pubic mostly.
Also, what with recent and not so recent TOW developments, it would only seem appropriate for Te Arawa to
have a role in the day to day decision making in the local politics of their rohe.
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SUBMISSION NO. 498
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 498
Maraea Theodore
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because the voice of the Te Arawa people need to be
valued and acknowledged. For too long we have been overlooked and undermined. With the Te Arawa
Partnership I feel secure in knowing that our concerns for our whenua will be addressed effectively. We will
have a voice.
SUBMISSION NO. 499
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 499
Liza Kohunui
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it’s meant to be a partnership!
SUBMISSION NO. 500
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 500
Maraea Woods
partner together?
Yes, I agree
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To support Te Arawa and to ensure we have a voice with Council to maintain Mana whenua.
It feels the Council is trying to take Iwi rights over our own lands, conservation, water, lakes & streams. Their
is a partnership with RDC & Te Arawa Iwi is their not? which is in place. Why the removal of Iwi partnership /
voice.
He tautoko ahau ki te Kaupapa I tenei pepa.
SUBMISSION NO. 501
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 501
Kirstin Pirika
Reasoning:
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership model.
SUBMISSION NO. 502
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 502
Ritamary Wilson
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am and my Wilson Whanau are descendant
of Te Arawa so therefore you have all my support.
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SUBMISSION NO. 503
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 503
Tony Silverthorne
I have read the package supplied by the council. I have attended meetings. I
have looked at various acts mentioned in relation the proposal. I have
followed the debate in the press.
I have over many years looked at documents which have wanted to involve
the public in various proposals. This document and the package are not only
biased, it uses emotive words to promote only one option.
This option being blatantly promoted is a slap in the face. It tells me my local
council vote is being DEVALUED. Any proposal to put people in decision
making position without going through due election process of the whole
community is a farce.
I no longer have confidence in the mayor and many of the Councillors on this
matter or any future actions by the current council.
The status quo should remain until fair, reasonable and unbiased council
can be assured.
I have always voted in the general elections, as well as local bodies.
I look forward to the next local election.
SUBMISSION NO. 504
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 504
Pat Hodgkiss
Reasoning:
I don't want unelected people on the council giving excessive power to an elite few.
None of it.
It gives disproportionate power to a minority via unelected representation on council.
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All of it for the reasons given above.
The cost of this is going to be another burden on the ratepayers and given this council is no better than the
last regarding budget credibility,this will be far in excess of the $250,000 bandied about.
Yes, a more democratic option involving all interest groups.
We do not need parallel governance.
Should this proposal be adopted it will divide our city and hinder the path towards a united future.
SUBMISSION NO. 505
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 505
Aroha Hicks
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because for a long time our tupuna gave whenua to
assist the Rotorua township to grow and develop. Now is the time for Te Arawa to stand and have a voice at
council level for our people and to remind Council of the generosity of our tupuna.
I’m not in for a solely Maori partnership like the Democrats are saying I'm in for a partnership of both Maori
and Pakeha. A partnership that addresses equality a partnership that benefits Rotorua as a whole.
I want my mokopuna to grow and feel that Rotorua is a township where both Maori and Pakeha can live in
harmony and that they can have an input at Council level.
SUBMISSION NO. 506
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 506
Terina Hingston
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model.
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SUBMISSION NO. 507
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 507
Peter Jones
Reasoning:
I support consulting with all groups and as many individuals as possible in the Rotorua area. However giving
one group more say over the rest is contrary to everything I understand democracy to be.
If the peoples of Rotorua wish to abandon democracy then this abandonment can only be adopted through a
referendum of the citizens of Rotorua.
If Rotorua then chooses to run under a non democratic regime as a result of such referendum then so be it.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? N/A – see above
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? N/A – see above
It is called democracy. ONE person One vote.
Be very careful about opening Pandoras Box.
SUBMISSION NO. 508
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 508
John Doyle Marino
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it allows Te Arawa to not only have a say on
matter of great importance to us, but it gives us a voice that will be heard.
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SUBMISSION NO. 509
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 509
Laurie Watt
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am from Te Arawa born and bred and it is
important that we have a say with our home and whenua.
SUBMISSION NO. 510
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 510
Jessie Phillips
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is important for our Iwi to have input as to
what happens in our town. As we are the Kaitiaki.
SUBMISSION NO. 511
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 511
Roka Cooper
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa need to have more input into matters
that impact on our whenua and also Te Arawa need a voice.
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SUBMISSION NO. 512
Submitter:
Selwyn Insley
Organisation:
Hurungaterangi hapu member
SUBMISSION NO: 512
Reasoning:
I support in principle the intention of Rotorua Lakes Council to effectively partner with Te Arawa because of
the potential to build effective long term relationships which I believe go beyond and deeper than the people
elected to represent us. They are only 12/13 people and can never encompass in their roles the broad
aspirations of 65000+ residents of Rotorua. Therefore the partnership is needed to give appropriate voice to
tangata whenua and the bi-cultural founding of the city-Fentons Agreement and the country-Te Tiriti o
Waitangi.
Here are some benefits taken from the local government nz website:
a greater understanding of one another’s expectations and aspirations
• increased opportunities to establish shared projects and joint ventures
• improved processes based on an understanding of one another’s priorities,
expectations, and available resources
• more efficient and effective use of council and Mori resources
• supporting Māori expectations and aspirations in order to promote the well-being of Māori and the wider
community.
The last point is the obligation of Local Government has to Māori under the Local Government Act 2002.
Here again are point taken from lgnz.co.nz:
The Act includes requirements for councils to:
• ensure they provide opportunities for Māori to contribute to decision-making
processes
• establish and maintain processes for Māori to contribute to decision-making
• consider ways in which they can foster the development of Māori capacity to contribute to decision-making
processes
• provide relevant information to Māori
• take into account the relationship of Māori and their culture and traditions with their ancestral land, water,
sites, wāhi tapu, valued flora and fauna, and other taonga.
The timeline on the RLC website clearly shows that ineffective relationships between Māori and the Council
have perpetuated over the last 20 odd years when the Te Arawa Standing Committee was in existence;
Before then the breakdown of relationships after the Fenton's Agreement between the Crown and then
Council. These historical events signpost loudly that the Te Arawa Partnership model is one more step
towards ensuring a pathway to a long term solution to mutually beneficial partnership in the
business/Social/Health and Education spheres of the Rotorua community. We need this to happen if RLC
are to avoid paying large sums of money to iwi because of poor relationships with māori. Also that non-māori
understand the relationship of Māori with their culture and traditions and that their culture and traditions are
intricately connected with their ancestral land, water, sites, wāhi tapu, valued flora and fauna, and other
taonga.
If the Te Arawa Partnership Model is adopted then development in Rotorua will occur that is balanced,
respects Nature, Māori culture and our land and waterways.
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I believe that the partnership model proposed is one of moving towards fair engagement and gives effect to
the statutory obligations of Local Government to Māori. Although the model looks like Māori are asking for
more then some think is required for effective say and representation, given the complexity of local
government processes and departments with established committees/sub-committees, what is asked for in
the proposal is most likely the bear minimum for Māori/Te Arawa to stay informed as thoroughly as possible
without exhausting ourselves by attending each and every meeting/hearing in relation to the business as
usual functions of an extremely complex entity as the Rotorua Lakes Council.
I agree with all parts of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership model.
I do not disagree with any part of the model.
For Rotorua to develop appropriately in the future Rotorua needs to engage properly with Māori. Māori Land
is proportionately the largest land holdings available for building on the aspirations of the Rotorua
Community, regardless of who democratically represent us. There is no way forward unless you bring Māori
along on the journey and sing a few of our waiata. That way we all learn what’s important to them and by
extension what’s good for the whenua as well.
Kua ngarongaro te tangata, Toitu te whenua, Toitu te ora.
SUBMISSION NO. 513
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 513
Melissa Bennett
Reasoning:
Partnership with local Iwi is an integral part of life in New Zealand, and essential to preserve. Partnership
strengthens us as a community. Without a voice specific to the original land owners Te Arawa who fought for
this land over decades prior to colonisation, a risk would exist that important cultural and historic
understandings will not be considered. Partnership is what Rotorua is all about and is a true representation
of our community.
It is concerning that there are people elected to our Council who demonstrate deep ignorance of New
Zealand history. Maori people have been hospitable to many different cultures, and have been ambassadors
overseas for this country. Be proud of us and our high achievements, be welcoming and act in good faith,
with enthusiasm and positivity. The Te Arawa Partnership represents this.
Sits as a governance group and asked to provide representative input into issues that pertain to land use,
cultural recognition and partnerships in the wider sense.
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SUBMISSION NO. 514
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 514
Frances Wharerahi
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am Te Arawa and It is our right as an iwi to
have a voice. It will also be good to know that our opinions and kaupapa held dear to us will be tabled,
discussed and hopefully actioned.
"Tou rourou, toku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi katoa."
SUBMISSION NO. 515
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 515
Alison Wharerahi
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe it is the only way that Te Arawa can
have a voice and strengthens Mana Whenua input...well done...best proposal ever.
SUBMISSION NO. 516
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 516
David Totorewa Tuhoro
Reasoning:
The land it belongs to Te Arawa.
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Te Arawa have the legal right to be advised of all decisions made for all our people. The treaty has to be
honoured.
SUBMISSION NO. 517
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 517
Cathryn Bjarnesen
Reasoning:
Due to the poor wording of the above question and limited options, I am forced to choose "no" as otherwise
this infers acceptance of the entire proposal.
I agree with consultation only as long as this is not to the exclusion of other groups in the community. I do
think it is important to seek the advice and guidance of local iwi, however this advice must be considered in
terms of the greater good of the Rotorua community.
I disagree with giving voting rights to non-elected members of council committees. While this quote is from
the US Supreme Court, it deals with exactly the same issue that is presented by this proposal (i.e. giving
preferential treatment to one special interest group): "It would be a sad day indeed, were America [here:
Rotorua] to become a quota-ridden society, with each identifiable minority assigned proportional
representation in every desirable walk of life. But that is not the rationale for programs of preferential
treatment; the acid test of their justification will be their efficacy in eliminating the need for any racial or ethnic
preferences at all"
Retrieved from: http://laws.gsu.edu/Equality/UConn/Grutter-ExcerptsNumbered.htm
Consultation only with NO obligation to the Council to follow the advice of ANY special interest group.
Presentation of this proposal has been controversial, divisive and very poorly handled. Hopefully the Rotorua
District Council will have learned from this exercise.
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SUBMISSION NO. 518
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 518
Peter Bjarnesen
Reasoning:
There is an inference in the above statement of a superior right in favour of Te Arawa, to influence the
actions of The Rotorua District Council.
I believe RDC should effectively partner with every ratepayer in the district without showing special favour to
any individual or group.
That part of the model that allows ANY group to submit their requests and concerns to the RDC for
consideration along with all other known interests.
I disagree with any non-elected individual or group having any form of voting right on decisions to be made
by RDC.
I object to ratepayer funds being used to pay politically motivated, special interest lobby groups to further
their own causes.
Any special interest group should have the right and opportunity to establish a self funded party to lobby the
RDC to promote their particular cause without prejudice in favour or against any other group.
SUBMISSION NO. 519
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 519
Gloria Emma Wells
I wish to keep the status quo.
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SUBMISSION NO. 520
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 520
James Hamiora
Reasoning:
What is good for Maori is good for everyone.
Rotorua residents have nothing to fear in this proposal. Te Arawa only want to be at the table to give added
value NOT as rednecks would have you believe and take control over everything at the expense of everyone
else. Te Arawa have always shown manaaki, tiaki and aroha to everyone and that is not about to change
SUBMISSION NO. 521
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 521
Althea Vercoe
Reasoning:
The Rotorua community signalled support for a stronger relationship with Iwi when the Council consulted
residents on the new "Rotorua 2030 - Vision and Goals for the District".
All of them. In line with the above responses, the model gives the opportunity for Te Arawa and the Council
to work together to achieve the vision and goals for the district.
As recommended by the Environment Court in 2012 as well as the Local Government Act 2002, it will allow
for a more effective partnership between Maori and the Council
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? No other option.
The economy of the district is growing and the Maori contribution is extensive and will continue to grow
through Te Arawa settlements and Land Trust and Incorporations.
The statistics indicate that our future employment population will be much younger and of Maori descent.
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SUBMISSION NO. 522
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 522
Catherine Whata
Reasoning:
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? None
Other Councils in Aotearoa already operate models similar to this one.
As identified in Local Government New Zealand's document - Council-Maori Engagement, October 2007,
Council's legal and statutory responsibilities - particularly under the Local Government Act 2002 and the
Resource Management Act 1991 are to facilitate participation by Maori in Council decision making
processes, including obligations to:
- engage/work closely with Maori and Tangata Whenua (Local Iwi);
- recognise the Treaty of Waitangi, as required under legislation;
- provide opportunities and maintain effective processes for Iwi to contribute to decision making;
- consider ways in which Maori capacity can be developed for contributing to decision making processes,
and
- take an informed approached to how decision making can benefit the Maori community's well-being.
SUBMISSION NO. 523
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 523
Elaine Maniapoto
partner together?
Yes, I agree
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SUBMISSION NO. 524
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 524
Richard Vercoe
Reasoning:
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? None of them
This model is an opportunity for both Iwi and the Council to make a genuine attempt to provide leadership
that is balanced, inclusive and representative of all views of our Society.
It acknowledges the huge historic contribution Iwi made when gifting the land for the township of Rotorua to
be established.
It addresses in part the neglect and contempt previous Councils have shown towards this relationship.
In order for Rotorua to become a progressive city that is an example for other cities to follow, the discussion
affecting the economic, social, educational, health and all other aspects of our daily lives needs to reflect the
aspirations of all our citizens and be made in the spirit of trust and goodwill.
SUBMISSION NO. 525
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 525
Thomas and Heather O’Connor
Reasoning:
Council should deal with all ratepayers effectively, NOT just one ethnic group or special interest group.
I disagree with UNELECTED AND UNACCOUNTABLE persons making decisions that affect ratepayers.
This is not democracy.
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The status quo is fine if the council does its job properly.
Recent events would indicate that the majority of councillors have Te Arawa's best interests at heart.
There is no need to give Te Arawa a greater decision making role on council committees.
I definitely do not like the way the mayor and the council are dismissing the idea of democracy and pushing
their own agenda.
SUBMISSION NO. 526
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 526
Rangimarie Mahuika
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because the Te Arawa Partnership model is an
important step towards beginning to give effect to the partnership envisioning in the Treaty of Waitangi which
is the founding document of this country. Without the Treaty of Waitangi, the Crown, as represented by
national, regional and local government bodies, have no legitimate grounds on which to exercise sovereignty
in New Zealand. The Te Arawa Partnership model is the closest approach I have yet seen made by a
Council anywhere in New Zealand to really attempt to give recognition and appropriate decision-making
powers to the local mana whenua. I think the Mayor ( and the team who have helped to develop this model)
should be congratulated for her forward thinking and a genuine effort to begin to bring together the tangata
whenua and non-Maori New Zealanders as our manuhiri to find effective pathways to work together for the
benefit of all. It is refreshing to see such an innovative approach to collaborative governance of the area and
it is my sincere hope that the fear-mongering that has been going on around the proposed model will not
interfere in our ability to come together as a community and plan for a brighter future for all of our people!
SUBMISSION NO. 527
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 527
Whakarongotai Hokowhitu
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi - the founding
document of our nation that should underpin all local, regional and national governance decisions. Te Arawa
has made huge contributions to this community and continues to do so. This partnership model is a fair and
just example of biculturalism.
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SUBMISSION NO. 528
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 528
Jenny Kaka-Scott
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa has a lot to contribute to Rotorua to
make it a better place for everyone.
I also believe Te Arawa have mana whenua in this region, both a right and a responsibility to make decisions
for this land (including its resources, its people, its future) in accordance with Te Arawa kawa and tikanga. It
may not be the way of the majority of the regions current citizens, but it is our way and very important.
SUBMISSION NO. 529
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 529
Bethany Pitman-Brewer
partner together?
Yes, I agree
SUBMISSION NO. 530
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 530
Christina Diamond
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I want to ensure a Maori voice at the decision
table that also reflects the goals and aspirations of Te Arawa whanau, marae, iwi and hapu.
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SUBMISSION NO. 531
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 531
Moana Merito
partner together?
Yes, I agree
SUBMISSION NO. 532
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 532
Liana Te Hau
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it will give a voice to Te Arawa.
SUBMISSION NO. 533
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 533
Darrell Guy Rangitihi Pene
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because we have had decades of toothless 'Standing
Committees'. We need to move forward into the future together.
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SUBMISSION NO. 534
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 534
Jack West
partner together?
No, I don’t agree
I so not support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model.
SUBMISSION NO. 535
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 535
Lynette Walmsley
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because this will honour the intention and vision of our
elders who gifted so much land to the economic and social progress of Rotorua.
SUBMISSION NO. 536
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 536
Barrie Fenton
Reasoning:
I don`t believe in unelected people being given voting rights on Council committees.
There are already advisory groups eg Tourism Group and the Inner City Retailers group.
You had the answer last year when the Maori ward system was waived.
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This whole process, driven by the mayor and a few Councillors is dividing this city just when things were
starting to look positive.
SUBMISSION NO. 537
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 537
Te-Omeka Tahana-Tapu
partner together?
Yes, I agree
SUBMISSION NO. 538
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 538
Denise Emery
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because Te Arawa have a significant economic base
here in Rotorua they are also highly representative of the population and the Treaty gives us exceptional
rights over others. It was promised in Article 2. We are a strong voice who are committed to this area
because of our promise to our ancestors to watch over and protect this land for our children and their
children.
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SUBMISSION NO. 539
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 539
Shelly Paul
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I believe there needs to be a forum where
Maori can be heard and acknowledged for their views I roto I te so Maori and how they impact te ao hurihuri.
SUBMISSION NO. 540
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 540
David Young
Reasoning:
The Te Arawa tribe is simply an organization of New Zealanders, each having a guaranteed voice through
his/her elected representative in local and national government.
There is therefore no need for the members of the Te Arawa tribe to have additional rights on the Rotorua
District Council.
A few additional comments.
I disagree absolutely with the idea of unelected individuals making decisions on Council committees.
As mentioned above, each individual in New Zealand has a voice through elected representatives. One
function of this system is to prevent disproportionate power going to a particular interest group. Let’s keep it
that way!
The Te Arawa Partnership Plan proposes that Rotorua District Council appoint nominees of a new Te Arawa
Board on to the Council’s four key Standing Committees. This is a ridiculous proposition – why not appoint
Chamber of Commerce members, Rotorua Golf Club members, members of the Rotorua branch of the New
Zealand China Friendship Society, … . All are members of organizations active in Rotorua, and affected by
decisions of the Council.
In a system of local government, it is essential that everyone has equal opportunity to contribute in a fair
manner to the decision making processes that affect them. Aggregation of disproportionate power in the
hands of individuals who happen to be members of the Te Arawa tribe is anti-democratic. It reminds us of
George Orwell’s Animal Farm - "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
I support the Democratic Governance Model. I do not support the Te Arawa Partnership Plan (Option 2)
TIA David Young
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SUBMISSION NO. 541
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 541
Rene de Wit
Reasoning:
I do not believe in giving one group special privileges.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? As above
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? All
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? None
Do you have any further comments? None
SUBMISSION NO. 542
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 542
Kim Poihipi
partner together?
Yes, I agree
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SUBMISSION NO. 543
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 543
Gerhard Egger
Reasoning: Not democratic!
Only elected people should be able to vote in council! What happened to democracy?
SUBMISSION NO. 544
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 544
Laurie and Bob Badrick
We are against the proposed Te Arawa Partnership!
Our council needs to be democratically elected!
SUBMISSION NO. 545
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 545
Susan Gaye Helsby
Submission in regard to the Te Arawa Partnership Model Proposal.
I don’t agree to or want the above Te Arawa Model (option 2).
This proposal is not a Democratic Governance Model.
I feel this gives disproportionate power to interest groups.
Unelected people should not be voting on council committees that make decisions for our council and on
behalf of the people of Rotorua.
5. Any money paid to additional unelected people is not right.
6. All the above is not a fair decision making process at all.
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SUBMISSION NO. 546
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 546
F T Campion
I am against any non elected group or persons being allowed a vote, unless elected democratically through
normal council elections.
I do feel however that because of our special relationship with Te Arawa people, and independent Te Arawa
Board outside of council should be encouraged.
SUBMISSION NO. 547
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 547
Phillip Mutu
Reasoning:
I support this the proposed model.
I support this proposal because we Te Arawa are tangata whenua people of Rotorua of the land. This
should’ve been in place when the township was first established back in the 1800s.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? N/A
Yes, why has this taken so long to happen.
SUBMISSION NO. 548
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 548
Alison Tevendale
Reasoning:
I am happy to have elected people vote whatever their affiliations (tribal or otherwise) but feel that this would
give disproportionate say to what is really a small section of the community.
NONE – I do not think this is a good way to go for Rotorua – it is divisive and will cause bad feeling all round.
Unelected people should not have voting rights.
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EVERY ASPECT
As above – what happened to democracy?
Democratic government is the only way. This model will lead to biased decisions not democratic ones for the
good of all the people of Rotorua.
The Democratic Governance Model gives all Maori (and all locals) not just Te Arawa the ability to be heard in
the decision making processes with a Maori Policy Advisory Board. We need to have balanced input into
decisions that affect everyone – not biased.
SUBMISSION NO. 549
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 549
Anne Foale
Reasoning:
No unelected people should be on council committees or have voting rights.
None – only elected people should serve on council committees.
None – Only ELECTED people should serve and vote on council committees.
Democratic Governance option as required in law.
How about a Maori Policy Advisory Board and a Community Policy Advisory Board where individuals and
interested groups and experts advise elected councillors.
ONLY elected councillors should make decisions in the public interest.
Found the questions biased, do not support TAPP and want democratic governance.
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SUBMISSION NO. 550
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 550
Sheila Ray
Reasoning:
Unelected citizens should not have voting rights.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? NONE
All.
Only elected by the public, people should vote on council issues.
I would prefer an elected council only to represent all citizens of Rotorua.
There are many other groups to be considered.
SUBMISSION NO. 551
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 551
Lewis Nohomatarae Vercoe
Reasoning:
It will allow for ‘a more effective partnership between Maori and the Council’ as recommended by the
Environment Court in 2012 and will assist Council to meet LGA requirements to ‘facilitate Maori participation
in council decision-making processes’.
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SUBMISSION NO. 552
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 552
D L Janett
SUBMISSION NO. 553
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 553
Joan Bracken
Reasoning:
I do believe that we need representation of all Maori on a separate board. Not just Te Arawa.
I agree they nominate their own members for the Te Arawa Board providing they are suitably qualified for the
position.
Trusts and Incorporations should not have voting rights.
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We only have 12 members of council. Why is there going to be 14 members of the Te Arawa Board.
Particularly as there are 3 Te Arawa members on the Council now. In the future there no doubt be more than
3.
There should only be 1 nominated commissioner for the Resource Management hearings. The other 2 to be
non Maori. Why should Land Trust and Incorporations have 2 seats?? or representatives. No Maori are not
represented on a Board?
Why should Maori Trusts and Incorporations have seats at this Board?
The next is why can’t non Maori Trusts and Incorporations have the same opportunity to push their agenda
as well as Maori.
SUBMISSION NO. 554
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 554
David Dawson
Reasoning:
It is wrong to give unelected people power to make decisions.
None of them.
Te Arawa having special privileges not giving to other interest groups.
I would recommend the Rotorua District Council hold a referendum on this matter which is fair to all citizens
on the electoral roll.
I know it will cost around $60-$70k but this is nothing to resolve a seemingly bitter dispute and destroying the
love of our city which to me is very precious.
I want a democratic model only.
If we do not withdraw from giving council table voting rights from unelected parties I will support the issue
going to the High Court to settle this dispute.
Can I suggest a referendum for it and can I put some of my friends the stand for election.
Malcolm Short, Selwyn Bennett, Tai Eru, Ray Cook (the developer) and Tony Bradley as well as existing
councillors?
You see I have lived all my 80 years in Rotorua and have many friends of many nationalities who all of us
must have the same privileges for our city.
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SUBMISSION NO. 555
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 555
Lori Paul
Reasoning:
The reality is Te Arawa has, is and will be a major part of this city. We have contributed much to the city
already and as our city grows and expands out, you will have to consult with Te Arawa hapu and iwi for
their/our support. More effective partnership between Maori and Council will be the result.
All of them make good practical sense to me.
No. Happy with this proposal.
SUBMISSION NO. 556
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 556
Dr Johan Morreau
Reasoning:
Te Arawa are tangata whenua. They have a history of having gifted Rotorua to its people and of having the
interests of the wider community at heart.
The synergies of Te Arawa and Council working very closely together can only strengthen our city and our
communities. I would be proud of a city which does this well.
Representation on standing committees with voting rights.
Difficult to be an effective committee member without voting rights.
Critical that this exists and promotes shared decision making processes.
Very comfortable with proposal.
No
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1. From documentation it is difficult to get exact balance of voting rights on standing committee ie total
number of committee members.
2. A guiding “charter” to provide guidance to all committee members re: the “expectations of office” would
provide a good reference position and may give comfort to the community re: the performance of all
committee members.
3. Do all the subcommittees etc have the membership needed to do their jobs very well – is any other
expertise needed.
SUBMISSION NO. 557
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 557
Denis Burr
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Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 558
Dr Maria Bargh
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SUBMISSION NO. 559
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 559
Chris Douglas
Reasoning:
As a democratic process any Maori can stand and be voted on to the council. No one group should have
any advantage over another.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? All aspects
The status quo where any candidate can be democratically elected
SUBMISSION NO. 560
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 560
Terophia Paul
I agree to the proposed Te Arawa partnership model I see it as an exciting and a genuine proposal for all
concerned.
SUBMISSION NO. 561
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 561
Joseph Williams
Reasoning:
To honour the Treaty of Waitangi.
To recognise the gifts that Ngati Whakaue and the other hapu of Te Arawa have bestowed upon the Rotorua
and Lakes Districts.
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To stop these same tribes from deciding to re visit these agreements settled on all those years ago and take
back all these gifts given in good faith to the citizens of Rotorua
Because its the right thing to do.
Because the only argument against the proposal is to protect the right of Democracy when in actual fact
Democracy is really only a CONCEPT, like Christianity. In this instance democracy is only working for a
section of the community and forgetting about the other. Democracy is not a fair measure that should be
used in this instance.
I agree with all the proposals of the Partnership Model
Too many citizens here in Rotorua that have no knowledge of the relationship that Te Arawa, in particular
Ngati Whakaue have built up with this and subsequent councils are speaking out with uninformed judgement
about this Partnership model. They don't realise that todays Maori here in Rotorua can at any moment
should it be required, take a democratic vote within their respective tribes and vote to change and rescind
any past agreements made by there forefathers re gifting of their lands to this city. Should the model not be
accepted, many of us will have no problem voting out any kaumatua who shall stand in the way of Ngati
Whakaue deciding to take this stance. If the citizens of Rotorua don't want Te Arawa then Rotorua does not
deserve Te Arawa gifts.
SUBMISSION NO. 562
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 562
Bryce Morrison
Reasoning:
As a citizen of Rotorua and of Te Arawa descent I am disgusted with the vitriol and nastiness that has
peppered our local paper for the last few months .
Te Arawa should have some say in our local affairs and those opposed should look at how our counry is
being run . The silence is deafening regarding this, we have all these people stirring up fear amongst the
community but I hear no comments from this Pro Democracy mob regarding List MPs not only unelected but
actually get paid and have a say in the running of our country .
In saying this, i think the manner in which this was first managed was seriously flawed . It is also nice to see
our Te Arawa whanau have not responded in kind to the vitriolic comments aimed at us under the guise of
"ethnocracy "
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SUBMISSION NO. 563
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 563
P J Gerrard
Reasoning:
I do not want unelected people on council committees, making decisions, or giving away power to any
groups. Everyone contribute in decision making.
None. As above.
All of it, because above.
What about (1) Maori policy advisory board, (2) a community policy advisory board, (3) individual and interest
groups and expert officials to advise elected councillors who are paid to make the decisions.
What about the democratic governance model. It gives all Maoris in the area to have their say in decision
making processes, through a Maori policy advisory board
Are these people going to be paid for the time they spend on these committees, or is it voluntary!! Or will the
Mayor and Councillors take a cut from their pay??
If they did it voluntary it would help. Like most of us all do voluntary work.
All do more working council folk have to lose their jobs again to pay them.
SUBMISSION NO. 564
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 564
Helene Marina Theresa van den Berg
Reasoning:
It is a requirement of the Local Government Act.
It will build better relations between Maori and RDC.
That it will give a Maori/Te Arawa perspective to Council discussions (previously only lip service paid) and
decisions. This should lead to better outcomes and hopefully build stronger communities.
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The possibility of a budget blow out in costs – the costs proposed (at the information meetings) were
indicative only.
The information evening I attended at WHHS was informative and well presented – thank you. I was initially
going to vote against the proposal.
I think we need to try this arrangement (we don’t know until we try).
P.S. The Pro Democracy Group are extremely biased and their campaign has been misleading.
SUBMISSION NO. 565
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 565
Diana Margaret Mees
Reasoning:
It is an undemocratic proposal.
If you have one group of the community with this privilege, what about extending it to many others ie:
farmers, ratepayers, Indians, Asians, elderly, disabled.
Unelected persons being in a position of authority.
I disagree with disproportionate power to any group.
I have recently read about a democratic governance model where Maori have an advisory board and the
community – ratepayers, farmers, disabled, other ethnic groups also have an advisory role. I totally approve
of this system. It is a better democratic system.
The Te Arawa Partnership Plan will disestablish any form of democracy.
I have heard that the Te Arawa Standing Committee was effective until some young bucks disrespected the Kaumatua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 566
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 566
Wynel Raureti-George
Reasoning:
Te Arawa - The rohe of Rotorua District Council. It will allow a more effective partnership between Maori and
Council.
SUBMISSION NO. 567
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 567
Gay Scott-Fenton
Reasoning:
I don`t like the way the whole process is being pushed in haste by the council.
Positive change must take the people with the programme.
This is not a democratic process.
Unelected ring in people as so called councillors, with voting rights and paid from our rates. From a council
that is supposed to be "lowering debt levels."
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SUBMISSION NO. 568
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 568
Bill McGregor
Reasoning:
I do not want any elected people on council committees making decisions or disproportionate power going to
an interest group or groups being given voting rights. I want every one to be able to contribute fairly to
decision making with elected council only voting.
None, none at all.
I do not want unelected people on council committees full stop making decisions, only elected people to
make decisions.
I disagree with all of it.
I only want elected people on committees to make decision and be able to vote.
The only option is to have only the elected council and Mayor to be able to vote on all committees.
To set up advisory committees like Community policy advisory boards, Maori policy advisory boards, general
interest groups, specialist groups to give elected Councillors the best advice so hopefully the right decisions
are made by the elected council.
Perhaps the Ward system needs to be re-adopted and then interested groups or persons can better promote
themselves to a Ward and get elected through the proper election process and not try entry to council
through the side door.
As a individual rate payer I feel that the questions in this online submission are not what they seem and if
read and answered quickly would give a biased view of my thoughts, the questioner is biased towards a
predetermined TAPP support.
I do not support the TAPP proposal at all
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SUBMISSION NO. 569
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 569
Philipp Loest
Reasoning:
I support the principle of community groups playing a part in advising democratically elected decision
makers.
I do not support the proposed Partnership model.
None.
The Model is undemocratic and has the potential to divide our community even further. It violates the basic
principles of equality by allowing for one special interest group to have more say than others.
It is unacceptable to have unelected representatives of any interest group voting or weighing in on matters
that must be decided in the best interest of all people in the community.
The model will increase costs while damaging the community, quality of life and Rotorua's reputation.
All of them.
The Model is undemocratic and has the potential to divide our community even further. It violates the basic
principles of equality by allowing for one special interest group to have more say than others.
It is unacceptable to have unelected representatives of any interest group voting or weighing in on matters
that must be decided in the best interest of all people in the community.
The model will increase costs while damaging the community, quality of life and Rotorua's reputation.
Yes
The Democratic Governance Model.
I prefer it because it is fair, follows the principles of equality and democracy and allows multicultural societies
to prosper peacefully.
I think this affair has been poorly managed.
The fact that the Model was approved in principle without any changes being made before starting
consultation is alarming and has reduced peoples trust in the Mayor and the Council.
Why we have to alert democratically elected professionals to the fact we do not wish to be governed by
someone representing a special interest group is astonishing.
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SUBMISSION NO. 570
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 570
Alan McCaulay
I oppose the giving of voting rights to non elected person.
The option proposed by the pro democracy society looks worthy of consideration.
SUBMISSION NO. 571
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 571
Trevor W Bradley
Reasoning:
Whilst there maybe need for consultation with Maori, I completely disagree with the Council's preferred
choice which is not democratic. This is giving voting rights to people who have not been elected by the
ratepayers. Consultation yes but voting rights on committees NO.
None
Giving unelected committee members voting rights is undemocratic i.e. 1 person 1 vote. Members of the Te
Arawa Iwi are effectively given 2 votes - one when voting in the Local Body Elections and one for their Iwi
representative.
ALL OF IT The proposed Partnership model is not democratic. Any Te Arawa appointees should sit on the
committees in an advisory capacity only & not have voting rights. This privilege is only for Members elected
by ratepayers. Te Arawa is not the only iwi identified with Rotorua .In the last census, approx. 60 per cent of
the Rotorua Maori population affiliated with tribes other than Te Arawa yet have no say in who represents
them on council committees. There are already councillors of Maori descent who can represent the Maori
view. If Te Arawa want more representation in council affairs, then they can encourage more Te Arawa
members to stand at the next Local Body elections. Why should it be that one group of people can have a
role in making decisions about how the district's affairs are run, when all others are bound by law to observe
the democracy of an election process. It is never right to allow Interest groups(such as Te Arawa) to have
special rights, including voting rights, on political bodies.
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I would be in favour of setting up an Maori Advisory board on the condition that a Community Advisory Board
was also established with neither of these having voting rights.
Should the council still wish to proceed with their preferred option, then this should only proceed AFTER a
referendum is held giving all ratepayers the opportunity to vote on this matter. The cost of the referendum
has been quoted as an obstacle however this would still be much cheaper than the legal expenses which the
council could incur if they proceed against mounting public opinion.
SUBMISSION NO. 572
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 572
Pauline Hitchcock
Reasoning:
I do not see any reason for special allowances to be given for any group. We live in a democratic society
and Rotorua people elected their chosen Mayor and Council representatives at the last election.
None.
This would not be a democratic process!
Rotorua is home to 65,280 people, 34.33% of which are Maori (NZ Statistics website) – not all Te Arawa!
There are 6 elected members on RLC with Maori lines either by descent, or family connection.
Why should the Rotorua community extend additional voting rights or even offer partnerships with a minority
group of people.
Rotorua Mayor and Councillors were elected to run RLC representing those that voted for them.
Yes, they need to engage with all members of the community in certain circumstances, but they, as
representatives of the Rotorua District, should have the voting rights (as they were elected to do) and no one
else.
As a voter I do not expect additional members to be added to the Council, with voting rights. That is not
what an election is about no matter who the group is.
What is the point of voting for your Councillors if they do not stick to those elected? (RLC)
Te Arawa are a minority group in Rotorua – why should they be given extra voting rights?
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SUBMISSION NO. 573
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 573
Norman Morrison
Do you support in principle the intention to effectively partner with Te Arawa? Partially
There should be fairness all round.
I am against unelected people getting power. Against more costs on the ratepayer.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? I want democracy.
SUBMISSION NO. 574
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 574
Keith Alcock
Reasoning:
I don’t want unelected people making decisions for me.
None of it. I don’t want unelected people making decisions.
If they are not voted they should not have a say. We can’t afford it.
I want everyone to have a say on no pay. I want democracy.
The council is meant to be saving money, not spending it on empire building.
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SUBMISSION NO. 575
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 575
Joan Cobb
Reasoning:
Not democratic.
People must be elected.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Democracy
SUBMISSION NO. 576
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 576
Graham Cobb
Reasoning:
It’s undemocratic.
You have to be elected onto council.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Democracy
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SUBMISSION NO. 577
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 577
Paul Adlam
Reasoning:
Free ride onto Council. Must be elected so they are responsible to the people.
Free ride onto Council. Must be elected so they are responsible to the people.
Costs will have to be covered by the ratepayer.
Must be elected representatives. Te Arawa have elected representatives.
Important that people have their say over who should be on Council to make decisions.
SUBMISSION NO. 578
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 578
Kerry Murphy
Reasoning:
I don’t like the Mayor or respect her.
Unelected people getting power. Disproportionate power to Te Arawa. Cost on the ratepayer.
Democracy and it must be open.
No time for the Mayor.
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SUBMISSION NO. 579
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 579
Jim Deane
Reasoning:
Its undemocratic.
Its undemocratic.
People should be vote don as individuals, not appointed as members of an interest group.
I want the democratic governance model.
SUBMISSION NO. 580
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 580
Don McPherson
Reasoning:
Favouritism to one interest group.
They should have say as all others should as well.
Only elected people should make decisions.
Elected representatives are the way to go.
I want to elect decent people not have ethnic representatives.
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SUBMISSION NO. 581
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 581
Celia Kate
Reasoning:
Te Arawa get a fair hearing. If they want more, get elected, otherwise it sets a precedent for all other ethnic
groups.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? All of it
Leave democracy alone and let the people vote in the representative they want.
SUBMISSION NO. 582
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 582
Kresimir Vuletic
Reasoning:
Not fair. Councillors must be independent.
All of it. Not democratic.
Democracy
I am a big ratepayer. My name is Vuletic. Came to Rotorua in 1972 to NZ in 1967. Work all my life.
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SUBMISSION NO. 583
SUBMISSION NO: 583
Submitter:
Reasoning:
No because its non democratic.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? Nothing
Excessive power to Te Arawa.
Something more democratic and proportional representation.
SUBMISSION NO. 584
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 584
Thomas O’Leary
Reasoning:
Contrary to democracy.
That Te Arawa be consulted and their opinion has weight.
That representation be proffered as a right. This will lead to over-weighted representation.
Proportional representation similar to MMP.
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SUBMISSION NO. 585
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 585
Michael du Plessis
Reasoning:
1) I do not think that Te Arawa has me or my families interests at hart as we do not belong to the Te Arawa
tribe.
2) We had an opportunity to table and vote at the local by-elections but this was not tabled. Tabling this may
have effected the outcome of the local elections.
3)I feel that the consultation process is an after the fact that was agreed to after some public pressure,
without pressure it would have gone through.
4) I feel that I am paying for a service that I did not ask for or did not think I needed.
5) I have first hand experience of the harm caused by minority groups with disproportionate representation in
governments - South Africa is an excellent example.
6) You are proposing Te Arawa partnership - but what is Te Arawa bringing to the table? As a rate payer I
would like to know what I am getting for my dollar.
7) I believe in cultural diversity, and I believe in free and fair elections - stand and get voted on merit and if
you don't deliver I have the opportunity to vote you out in the next election. This is a free and fair system that
has stood the test of time, wars have been fought to preserve this freedom, why do we need to alter this?
8) Is this always going to be a country of two halves? Even although the demographics has and is changing
1) I am unsure because no one has actually sold the benefits to me yet.
1) Voting rights.
2) The cost to rate payers, what are we going to be paying for? Is this going to be another "airport" for local
ratepayers
1) Yes, let the rest of us all become members of the Te Arawa tribe, then they will speak for all of us.
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SUBMISSION NO. 586
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 586
Clara Wharerau
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it will empower ALL the people and give us a
voice in what's happening in our rohe.
SUBMISSION NO. 587
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 587
Nireaha Pirika
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SUBMISSION NO. 588
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 588
Elizabeth Davies
Reasoning:
I feel that anyone who has a vote in matters concerning me, as a ratepayer, should be democratically
elected...not just given the right to vote, whether from Te Arawa or any other organization or interest group
I don't agree with any of the aspects - again, because I feel that people who are on the Council, with voting
rights, should be elected by me and other ratepayers...not just automatically given the right, because of
ethnicity or any other reason.
I don't want unelected people making decisions on my behalf...I want people who can contribute fairly in
decision making...
I prefer option 3 as mentioned in your leaflet - i.e. No formal relationship., but existing statutory and nonstatutory relationships ..with NO voting rights!!
I feel that anyone, either from Te Arawa or any other organization, should be VOTED into council, in a
democratic election....anyone is free to stand...anyone can win....I have no problem with anyone on council,
as long as I helped to put them there!!!
SUBMISSION NO. 589
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 589
Gordon Davies
Reasoning:
I feel that the new system proposed gives unfair advantage to one particular group...if you can do it for one you can do it for everybody.
I don't agree with any of the aspects of the new model
I don't agree with any of the aspects of the new model If you want to be on the Council, with voting rights which may affect my life...then you get elected like every
other councillor .
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I don't agree with the idea that you can just sit around the Council decision making table...acting on my
behalf...and I didn't have a say on how you got there!!
I prefer the status quo....it seems to work and certainly doesn’t disadvantage any group, including Te Arawa
in any way.
I hope the RDC takes into consideration the thoughts of ALL voting Rotorua residents...and acts accordingly
SUBMISSION NO. 590
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 590
Pauline Harrington
Reasoning:
Local Government Act 2002 requirements and as recommended by the Environment Court in 2012, it will
allow for effective partnership between Maori and the Council and will assist Council to meet the
abovementioned Local Government Act.
Agree with them all.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? Nil
SUBMISSION NO. 591
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 591
Maria Marama
Reasoning:
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SUBMISSION NO. 592
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 592
Alison Brown
Reasoning:
1 "Effectively" is too subjective a word to be used in this survey. It can be variously interpreted - eg: Effective
for whom?
2 I believe RDC should be 'effectively' partnering every identifiable community group within its jurisdiction. By
'effectively' I mean ensuring that every community group feels it is being listened to. That does NOT mean
every group has an unelected representative with voting rights on policy decision-making committees.
None. I'd like to see RDC scrapping this model and starting the process again - with input from Maori, of
course, AND from the wider community.
All of it. I believe RDC should be 'effectively' partnering every identifiable community group within its
jurisdiction. By 'effectively' I mean ensuring that every community group feels it is being listened to. That
does NOT mean every group has an unelected representative with voting rights on policy decision-making
council committees.
1 I believe when a community goes to the polls to vote for people to represent it in decision-making forums
their chosen representatives should be the ONLY people with a vote.
2 However, I believe those representatives will be best able to make good decisions with input from their
community and that that input is best attained through ADVISORS invited to join a committee to consider
and advise on SPECIFIC issues relating to their area of expertise which are outside the scope of council
members and their staff.
3 I do not believe those advisors should have a vote.
4 I do believe they should be paid for their time and expertise - FOR THAT SPECIFIC CONSULTATION (ie
NOT retained as an on-going advisor)
I believe our community, which clearly includes Maori, is brimful of expertise/talent/understanding/passion for
Rotorua . . . and so on.
I'd like to see a fully consultative process where ALL that expertise is made available to council (and I'd like
to see council welcoming, listening to, and applying that community expertise in their decision making).
Maybe true community representation could see two advisory groups of members, an accord of Maori,
debated/chosen/elected (however they wish) by themselves, as one, and a democratically-elected group
representing the wide community as the other. The democratically-elected community group could include
Maori.
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SUBMISSION NO. 593
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 593
Richard Alan Deverson
Reasoning:
All groups are well represented through the present mix of councillors. If I have a problem or suggestion I
can either make representation at a hearing or approach one of the 12 councillors I voted for. Councillors are
required to step aside from decision making in areas where they have special interest and the same would
have to apply to any group given special representation.
None
No special privilege should be given to one group, and definitely not funded by the cash strapped council.
Any community group should receive equal treatment, similar to that given to The Chamber of Commerce
Any change needs a referendum to by fair and transparent. The consultation process has been a farce with
the majority view of the council being pushed to the detriment of other options.
SUBMISSION NO. 594
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 594
Karen Barker
Reasoning:
I do not support "Option 2" - which seems to be the option being preferred by council at this stage
We should have input from advisory boards from groups such as
Te Arawa
Community policy advisory
Interest groups
but these should be advisory only - no voting.
I don't want un-elected people on the Council making decisions for all of us.
I don't want disproportionate power going to any interest group, no matter who they are.
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I want everyone to contribute fairly to the decision-making process. If you give more representation on
Council to one group such as Te Arawa, then this fair contribution will not be the case.
I support the Democratic Governance Model
Why are we even having this conversation in a democratic society?
SUBMISSION NO. 595
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 595
Erana Hond-Flavell
Reasoning:
It is the right thing to do. It will be a tangible step towards a development of a meaningful partnership
between Council and Te Arawa (Te Arawa on behalf of the Maori community). Maori are the indigenous
people and the treaty partner, therefore it is highly appropriate that they should have a formal role in the
decision-making for this district. It is a positive move for our community.
I agree with all aspects of the proposed model
None
None at this stage
I thank the mayor and those councillors who have had the courage to raise this issue for public debate and
by so doing have exposed to light of day the ugly anti-Maori element within our community.
SUBMISSION NO. 596
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 596
Akatu Marsters
partner together?
Yes, I agree
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I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because the proposed Te Arawa Partnership model is a
start to collaboration between the council and Iwi. I support the model because it’s about time we have
consistent and effective input from a Maori perspective into what happens within our community. As a
descendant of Ngati Whakaue, the land that has been gifted to this township, should pave the way for our
people to have a say in the matters of our community.
SUBMISSION NO. 597
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 597
June Grant
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is the right and fair thing to do for iwi
representation, if inequalities are to be addressed in local government.
SUBMISSION NO. 598
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 598
Aneta Morgan
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because as tangata whenua - the people of this land,
the original inhabitants of this rohe (district), the people of Te Arawa have an inherent right to be involved in
the considered decision-making processes of our Council. Some are advocating that it is unfair to appoint
anyone that has not been through the process of election to Council. However Council already has the
power to appoint non-elected representatives to its committees. So this objection holds no weight. In fact this
model supports Council to meet its legal obligation to have Maori participate in decision making processes.
We already know that Council's past record for engagement with iwi is inadequate. The Environmental Court
has confirmed that. The Treaty of Waitangi is the nation’s founding document and lays the foundation for a
partnership between Maori and Non-Maori. RDC needs to better reflect in its words, its actions, and its
legislations that it is working in partnership with iwi, in particular with Te Arawa. So I support the Te Arawa
Partnership Model because it reflects a fair and just process for us all to work together for the benefit of the
whole community.
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SUBMISSION NO. 599
Submitter:
Erana Jones
Organisation:
Te Pumautanga o Te Arawa
SUBMISSION NO: 599
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because representatives from the Iwi will know first
hand from experience what the tangata whenua need from the council.
SUBMISSION NO. 600
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 600
Tim Cossar
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because this community must find new ways to
progress - both Maori and Pakeha together - tatoa tatoa. New governance models are part of this.
Te Arawa, since Rotorua’s inception have been incredibly generous in making land available for government,
community and recreational purposes as well as being a back bone and to our community. Not involving Te
Arawa at a much enhanced level would be an opportunity lost in my view. We need Te Arawa empowered
and in a position to help better advance this community. I think the proposal will positively help drive the
community forward in the future.
Without Te Arawa, their skills, their wisdom, their world view, their permanence and their care for this place,
this community is not broadly acting in the true spirit of partnership.
Te Arawa reside here, they live here, this is their place. Surely people who have these traits want the best for
that community. I think having defined Te Arawa representation on Council and /or committees of Council
will add strength to the community and empower Te Arawa in a way that will help define our community as
one of the most progressive in NZ and a model for progressive communities in respect to indigenous
relations internationally. In my opinion this is the NZ of the future - not a retrograde step.
If Councillors cannot reach a decision on this occasion, then I think the matter should go to local referendum
on or before the next local government elections and the people of Rotorua should be left to decide how we
want our future to look from a governance perspective.
Te Arawa make up more than 1/3 of our total community population. Its time for that part of the partnership
to be heard more equitably in the community decision making process.
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SUBMISSION NO. 601
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 601
Lorraine Inia
Reasoning:
"facilitate Maori participation in council decision making processes"
All of them, with this vision it is the way forward
SUBMISSION NO. 602
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 602
Katrina Louisson
Reasoning:
It is undemocratic.
It only represents one iwi associated with Rotorua, and does not represent all interest groups within Rotorua
who should also have a say.
The right to represent the Rotorua ratepayers should only be given to those voted onto the council by the
ratepayers.
Te Arawa are already represented by voted on members of council
The proposed partnership will impose costs of about $1 million annually on debt-burdened ratepayers for a
parallel governance and administrative system.
none
I do not support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership model
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I disagree with all of it. It is undemocratic.
I do not support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership model
I support the Democratic Governance Model.
This should include a Māori Policy Advisory Board, a Community Policy Advisory Board, individuals and
interest groups, and expert officials who would then advise elected councillors who make decisions
I don’t want unelected people on Council committees making decisions and I don’t want disproportionate
power going to any interest group.
SUBMISSION NO. 603
Submitter:
Tihema Galvin
Organisation:
Mahi Tahi Akoranga Trust
SUBMISSION NO: 603
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because having more of a say has got to be good for
us, good to keep us up to date with everything that affects us, as a whanau, hapu, iwi.
SUBMISSION NO. 604
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 604
R Mackay
Reasoning:
Te Arawa although the major iwi of the district are not the only Maori living in the district.
A Maori ward would be more appropriate, as it is with other councils including our own Regional Council.
Under the present proposal I am unable to agree with the proposed form of partnership.
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I realize that central Government requires some form input from Maori, but being unelected members of
council with voting rights is not the way.
I do not except that there should be unelected members on council with voting rights.
Te Arawa already have elected members on council, all of them would have had votes from none Te Arawa
to get there.
A unelected councillor ( or committee member) is in fact giving members of Te Arawa two votes, one at
election and one at the 'back door'.
Maori wards would enable all Maori to be represented.
Possibly as an alternative to the old Te Arawa Standing committee and the present proposal is that Te
Arawa could appoint an observer with speaking rights but 'NO VOTING RIGHTS' to council and the
committees.
If Te Arawa get a "free ticket" seats with voting rights it could be counter-productive as people like myself
may well not vote for any Te Arawa that stand at election for council in the future, if such a thing was to
happen it could lead to some very big divisions in the Rotorua community with less Maori round the council
table.
SUBMISSION NO. 605
Submitter:
James Schuster
Organisation:
Toi Ora Associates
SUBMISSION NO: 605
Reasoning:
The principle of working together for the betterment of our community is paramount.
Te Arawa needs a Board to have a united voice on community issues. What used to be one of the functions
of the original Te Arawa Trust Board. RDC would consult with the board then and members were often
appointed to represent Te Arawa on Local Government committees. I sat on the Maori Advisory Group to
Environment BOP as the Te Arawa Trust Board Rep.
The full council has final decision making power as I read it. But at least our advice and opinions will be
taken into account, and given effect to.
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SUBMISSION NO. 606
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 606
Anaha Hiini
partner together?
Yes, I agree
E taea ai e ngā māngai o taku iwi ō tātau whakaaro te whakapuaki e whai mana ai ērā kōrero i roto i ngā
take nui o te wā kia kaua rawa e riro mā ētehi atu ngā whakataunga a taku iwi e whakatau.
It will give the opportunity for my/our people to have their say and that what they say will have mana (around
the table) and we can make our own decisions versus other people to make those decisions on our behalf.
SUBMISSION NO. 607
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 607
Sheiree Agate
partner together?
Yes, I agree
SUBMISSION NO. 608
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 608
Margaret Hodgson
Reasoning:
Only people who have been democratically elected should be on council committees
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I do not agree with any
We have many nations that make up New Zealand why should
one group have precedence
I think you have made it very hard for general public to have their say on this matter. Difficult to find the
submission forms.
SUBMISSION NO. 609
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 609
T and A Jury/Moengaroa
We attended a information session and fully support the proposal put forward to councillors. The reason
being that they own farms, forest interests and other assets, so we think that they should have a say its only
fair.
Opotiki have a good relationship with the Whakatohea iwi and the iwi are now the biggest employer in that
area.
Seems like it can only benefit the community in the long run.
Good on to you Stevie and co for being awesome leaders of the future.
SUBMISSION NO. 610
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 610
Mrs N Dittmer
Reasoning:
They should be elected like every other Council member. Why bother with elections when anyone can
become a partner without any credentials or public notification.
Not having the selection as a voted in candidate. What if every race decided to form a partnership. We
already have 3 representatives from Te Arawa.
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We already have it with the elected Te Arawa candidates they have their say and views at all Council
meetings. If it is a government requirement we are already ahead as we have representation.
Rotorua District Council go ahead changing names and buildings without ratepayers views it is all extra
expense and no doubt our rates will go up to accommodate. The airport should be better utilised. Other
destinations are required. Sydney isn’t the desired destination. It has been built to accommodate the big
planes, use it. The new green path is a waste of money if you haven’t got a bike or could afford one.
SUBMISSION NO. 611
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 611
Fred Dittmer
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SUBMISSION NO. 612
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 612
Arihia Mohi
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it is fair and should be the way we address any
issue which affects Te Arawa and Tangata Whenua. Te Arawa should always be consulted on issues which
affect its people and environment therefore have their views heard.
SUBMISSION NO. 613
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 613
Fraser Ihaka
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model so Te Arawa has a say and will ensure Mana Whenua.
SUBMISSION NO. 614
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 614
Ebony-Mae Ihaka
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it gives us as Te Arawa a voice and it respects
Mana Whenua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 615
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 615
Mohi Ihaka
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it supports a stand for Te Arawa to be heard.
SUBMISSION NO. 616
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 616
Paenga Ihaka
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I trust that Te Arawa has the best interest for
the future of my mokopuna.
SUBMISSION NO. 617
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 617
Russell Ihaka
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model so we have a voice on important decisions which Te
Arawa is often overlooked.
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SUBMISSION NO. 618
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 618
Hilda Crabtree
Reasoning:
I don’t agree with this partnership.
None! I don’t agree with any of the partnership.
I disagree with all of it.
I would like the pro-democracy option as it is fair and doesn’t favour one group in society.
I do not agree with any of the options except pro-democracy model.
SUBMISSION NO. 619
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 619
Les Brown
Reasoning:
Only in an advisory role, not a voting roll on Council!
That they are consulted on anything that affects Te Arawa.
I prefer the modified model.
I see this as dividing our community.
It is not at all democratic!
Council is supposed to unite the people, this is dividing us!
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SUBMISSION NO. 620
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 620
Stella Rangi-Teremoana Whata-O’Hagan
Reasoning:
I am a member of Ngati Pikiao and shareholder in numerous land blocks within the Rotorua District.
Historically Te Arawa is the First Nation of the lakes district "Mai Maketu ki te maunga o Tongariro". We are
not an "interest" group as one Councillor and others like her who have mislead the public by their
undemocratic comments which are divisive and mischievous. We are a nation in our own right and are no
different to the Irish, Scots, French and every other culture who lay open claim to their roots.
We have full democratic rights under Te Tiriti o Waitangi and are tax payers, rate payers and therefore a
Nation in partnership with the government.
I am in support of the Te Arawa Partnership Model in its entirety.
It is a bi-cultural model that is open and transparent and a way forward for both groups to work in partnership
by honouring the intent of the the early inhabitants of the area and of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Opposition to the democratic rights of the Indigenous people (Te Arawa) to participate at the council table is
opposition to democracy.
N/A
At this point another option would be too costly with no end in sight.
This model is the beginning of a partnership that can be compared to a marriage - i) vows made; ii)
commitment to relationship;
iii) compromise when relationship falters; iv) forgive and move up and onward.
Not everyone will agree with a bi-cultural partnership between Te Arawa and The Mayor and Councillors,
however to deny Te Arawa to partner at the Council table is arrogant, undemocratic and dictatorial in
essence. We may be a minority in our own country but we are also tax payers, rate payers and have a right
to vote. That is democracy - equal rights for all people irrespective of race, colour and creed.
As the first Nation settlers in the lakes district, our tupuna named the lakes, rivers, land and maunga and as
guardians and trustees of the environment, they maintained its unspoilt and pristine condition. This was how
it stayed until the councillors and government "experts" from the 1960's allowed raw sewage to flow into lake
Rotorua and all the pollution into the Ngati Te Takinga awa of Ohau, then into the jewel of Ngati Pikiao
namely lake Rotoiti and its awa of Okere-Kaituna to Maketu the ancestral landing place of the Te Arawa
Waka. The "experts" ignored the concerns and objections made by the local iwi about the pollution and
destruction of the environment, saying that they were not qualified experts i.e that they had no pakeha
qualifications.
The original pakeha settlers accepted the donation of land for building a city. They accepted Te Arawa and
were prepared to share responsibility for the care of the lakes district.
The Te Arawa Partnership Model will allow the Iwi of Te Arawa to come in out of the cold and to participate
at council table as was established all those years ago. This is true democracy and not that being touted by
some councillors.
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SUBMISSION NO. 621
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 621
Margaret Macalister
Reasoning:
Rotorua is at the heart of Maori culture and heritage in NZ - we should definitely be leaders in showing the
rest of the country how we can benefit from forming partnerships with tangata whenua, acknowledging their
mana and the value we as a community place on their importance to the success of our city.
I am happy with all aspects of the model, it allows for real rather than token participation and guidance
None
Not supplied
I object to the Pro-Democracy Society claims that the majority of residents are opposed to the model.
I think most residents, like me, are the silent majority who want council to be able to get on and do their job
without having to fight fires within a minority of their ranks, this distracting from the good work and progress
that has been made.
Show me the numbers.
SUBMISSION NO. 622
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 622
David and Geraldine Slater
Reasoning:
We believe that the process that the Council has adopted is undemocratic, and unfair. It will give
disproportionate power to mana whenua and impose huge cost to ratepayers.
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SUBMISSION NO. 623
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 623
Hariata Kohunui
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I am of Te Arawa, we must have the right to
partner with Local Government considering that we have given so much to the "improvement of Rotorua" and
"for the benefit of Rotorua Tourism. As a rate payer I see huge benefit for Lakes Council.
SUBMISSION NO. 624
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 624
Aubrey Kohunui
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because as a ratepayer I'm all for this model. Bout time
Te Arawa have been seriously considered as a partner in Local Govt.
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SUBMISSION NO. 625
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 625
Sandra Haines
Reasoning:
Te Arawa has mana whenua status in Rotorua and gave a lot of land for the development of our town. This
gives them a particular interest in decisions relating to this District and should arguably confer a particular
right to be involved in those decisions.
2. Te Arawa people are tangata whenua in this rohe and as such, should be the iwi with which Council
partners. Other iwi can engage with the councils in their own rohe.
3. Any minority group with which a dominant group consults by way of an advisory committee is likely to
become disillusioned with the lack of any real teeth it has to influence outcomes. The former structure could
be regarded as a 'lip service' arrangement which gave Te Arawa no real clout in decisions. The proposed
model would be far more meaningful to Te Arawa.
4. With increased power comes greater responsibility. I see it as a canny political move for Council to bring
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Te Arawa 'into the tent' as it were. It is always much more difficult to criticise decisions when one has been
part of the process and is privy to all the information on which they are based.
I wouldn't necessarily prefer it, but wonder if Council has considered Māori (Te Arawa) seats? Rotorua is a
leader in things Māori, and if it's good enough for New Plymouth, maybe it would work here?
I think that Councillors should be bound by the same tenets of collective responsibility for Council decisions
that apply to Cabinet Ministers.
The behaviour of Councillors Searancke and others who have actively opposed a legitimate decision of
Council has done nothing in my view but dishonour and discredit themselves. I consider it to be nothing short
of hypocrisy for them to accuse others of being undemocratic!
And that's without any mention of the R word: I won't even go there. I noted in the Daily Post recently an
article about community representatives being appointed to a Council committee to conduct a representation
review. Where was the outcry about undemocratic committee appointments from Cr Searancke and her
group then?
SUBMISSION NO. 626
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 626
Tiana Hodge
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I heard Kingi Biddle say at a meeting by the Council that the Te Arawa Standing Committee were presented
with reports AFTER motions or decisions had been made. Thus a waste of their time and Council's money.
Give it a go. If it doesn't work for all concerned then it can be changed at the next election.
I applaud the Council for considering this proposal.
Te Arawa will always be here and needs to protect its interests and as Kingi Biddle said, add value to
Rotorua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 627
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 627
Trish-Cha Emile
Reasoning:
I like the fact that we as Te Arawa we will have a voice and a presence to stand for us when it comes to iwi
issues and those voices will be nominated by us Te Arawa. I commend the RDC for working with our people
to establish this partnership!
TE ARAWA VOTING FOR OUR OWN REPRESENTATION!
KA RAWE!!! Feeling positive about this partnership!! Let’s hope it lives up to the goodness that has been
presented so far!!
SUBMISSION NO. 628
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 628
Alan McCarty
Reasoning:
I do not agree with one portion of the population having special representation on the council.
General election for councillors.
I do not agree with options 2 or 3.
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SUBMISSION NO. 629
Submitter:
Paora Howe
Organisation:
University of Waikato
SUBMISSION NO: 629
Reasoning:
Political (and therefore financial, educational, cultural and social) power has been and continues to remain in
the hands of the numerically dominant group, creating its own hegemony with respect to decision making
and resource ownership and allocation. This ongoing power imbalance has led to inequitable outcomes for
iwi, hapū and Māori over time. This issue can only be addressed by redressing the balance of power in the
decision-making process.
The principle of partnership is enshrined in the Treaty of Waitangi and its principles, and local government,
as the proxy for central government, has a role in carrying out the intent of the Treaty. This includes the
equitable sharing of resources and the concomitant power that owning resources brings. In particular, (local)
iwi have the right to influence (local) government decision making. As tangata whenua with mana whenua
status, Te Arawa are best placed to represent local iwi, hapū and Māori interests in the region.
Therefore, from a social justice perspective, any form of partnership which allows the minority group a more
considered say in their future must inevitably lead to a society in which power and privilege are more
equitably shared and allocated.
I am not entirely convinced that the proposed model is the best available to obtain equitable outcomes, but it
is a move in the right direction.
I agree with the notion of representation on different committees, with the capacity of iwi to be decision
makers. Having two specific iwi representatives on the key Council Committees is a step in the right
direction.
I like the idea of a representative on the CEO Performance Committee.
I like the RMA Hearing panels allowing for 1 of the 3 commissioners to be Māori, as of right. I take this to
mean that that person will be of Te Arawa descent.
I support iwi representation on strategy portfolio steering groups.
While I support the notion of having two reps with voting rights on the two key Strategy, Policy & Finance and
the Operations & Monitoring committees, I would have preferred to have iwi representation that reflects more
equitably the local Māori population, with more than two local iwi in place.
I like the idea of a representative on the CEO Performance Committee but think the position should have full
voting rights.
I support iwi representation on strategy portfolio steering group so long a they have full voting powers.
I also like the idea of a separate Māori committee that brings together all Māori representation on important
issues, whether Te Arawa or not.
I would like to see all Māori/iwi representatives to have speaking rights on the different Council committees
on specific topics that are allowed/sanctioned by the Māori Committee.
I would like all iwi positions to be enshrined in legislation/local government regulations.
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SUBMISSION NO. 630
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 630
Tanya Frearson
Reasoning:
I do not agree with anyone who is not elected by the people of the District being able to vote on decisions of
the Council.
SUBMISSION NO. 631
Submitter:
Hilda King
Organisation:
Laurie King Builders
SUBMISSION NO: 631
Reasoning:
Working in Partnership will make future strategic planning for Rotorua easier and processes will run
smoother. ie: no more court cases at environmental court.
The Model is not asking for a lot at all, so if anything its very modest.
What aspects of the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model do you disagree with and why? It’s generous.
Look forward to the day when we see the benefits of Rotorua being the best place in the world due to an
awesome partnership.
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SUBMISSION NO. 632
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 632
Murray McGregor
Reasoning:
Don't want people that are not elected by the people.
None. Need to have elected people on board only.
Disagree with all of it. Not democratic.
They can stay as an advisory role to the elected council.
It’s all about being democratic and not letting un elected [by the Rotorua people] have a vote.
SUBMISSION NO. 633
Submitter:
Slade King
Organisation:
Te Arawa Cross Fit
SUBMISSION NO: 633
Reasoning:
Will be a great future in Rotorua to see us all working together.
Will be good to see Te Arawa more involved.
Is good to see council finally wanting to work together with Te Arawa.
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SUBMISSION NO. 634
Submitter:
Derek Walmsley
Organisation:
Ngati Wahiao
SUBMISSION NO: 634
Reasoning:
Great to see that finally our Council is showing some appreciation of Te Arawa.
Here’s hoping it all comes to fruition.
SUBMISSION NO. 635
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 635
George Raerae
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because we need a voice on the council so we can see
what’s happening to our whenua around our motu kea kaha.
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SUBMISSION NO. 636
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 636
Nepia Terangi
SUBMISSION NO. 637
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 637
Matthew Butterworth
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it respects mana whenua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 638
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 638
Melanie Groves
Reasoning:
Both the Governing body and the Major share Holder of Rotorua working in unison can only be of benefit to
our city.
Te Arawa have been kind in sharing their land with us. It is only right they have a say in how we treat it.
It's time we all just started getting along, this city is too beautiful and does not deserve all this spiteful
negativity.
SUBMISSION NO. 639
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 639
Tamara Huaki
Reasoning:
To ensure the iwi is consulted in the decision making process for Rotorua.
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SUBMISSION NO. 640
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 640
Mark Franken
Reasoning:
It is undemocratic and favours a group based purely on ethnicity.
None. It is undemocratic and favours a group based purely on ethnicity. Appointed people should not have a
vote as they do not represent the electorate and cannot be removed by the electorate.
It is undemocratic and favours a group based purely on ethnicity. Appointed people should not have a vote
as they do not represent the electorate and cannot be removed by the electorate. This model creates a
parallel bureaucracy which will add more debt to a Council that is already indebted and seems unable to
manage the city finances.
A Democratic Governance Model. A Maori Policy Advisory Board (funded entirely by Te Arawa), a
Community Policy Advisory Board and elected councillors.
I am disgusted by the underhand way this whole process has been conducted. There has been obvious bias
and spin doctoring evident all along. Money has been spent without approval of councillors. A public
referendum following open and honest debate would have been much better.
SUBMISSION NO. 641
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 641
Huru Maika
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it respects Mana Whenua input at council
level.
Te Arawa needs to be at council level so the rights of our people are not trampled on
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SUBMISSION NO. 642
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 642
Mihirangi Hollings
Reasoning:
Effective partnership with tangata whenua is good for the whole of Rotorua.
SUBMISSION NO. 643
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 643
Sue Brown
Reasoning:
To make Council decisions representatives need to be elected by the ratepayers.
It gives the Maori people representation and a voice to air their problems and needs.
Being on a committee but not elected by the ratepayers
The option is normal democracy – being elected by the ratepayers.
We need to be a democratic society. Councillors need to be voted into office by the ratepayers and each
must be held accountable for their actions.
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SUBMISSION NO. 644
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 644
Jerry Douglas
Reasoning:
There has always been partnerships with Te Arawa advising Council on cultural issues – so nothing should
change in that aspect.
And please do not count my saying yes in this section as a propaganda tool to sway public.
The only part I am in agreement with is the continued input by Te Arawa and other groups into Council
planning but only in an “advisory” capacity.
To give “full voting rights” to the elected Te Arawa members on the suggested committees is setting a very
dangerous precedence.
I do not have an issue with Te Arawa or in fact any other ethnic group being there in an advisory capacity
only. I am definitely against giving them voting rights on the selected committees.
What is wrong with the status quo??
SUBMISSION NO. 645
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 645
Josie Cleal
I fully support the application by Te Arawa, after attending one of the information sessions.
My family and I think it is important that they have a vote especially on the RMA decisions because of their
huge asset base including farms, lake beds, forest interest and the potential to offer this community.
Well done to the councillors who were brave enough to make a stand for the future.
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SUBMISSION NO. 646
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 646
Bruce W Mossman
Reasoning:
Not democratic.
Not voicing the opinion of majority.
Not democratic.
All sections of the people should have their opinions considered, not a narrow section.
If the majority vote for change you have to accept it. That is what our parents and others faught and gave
their lives for – Democracy. Keep our flag.
SUBMISSION NO. 647
Submitter:
Ralph Wilmot Mossman
Organisation:
Ralph’s Auto Shop Ltd
SUBMISSION NO: 647
Reasoning:
I only want publicly elected people.
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? Nothing
Everything. It is not a democratically elected partnership by all the people of Rotorua.
I would like to see the model put forward by the Democratic Party.
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SUBMISSION NO. 648
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 648
Yvonne Rowson
Reasoning:
Undemocratic. Te Arawa already have the option to put their views to Council but are not interested enough
to turn up and do so.
I am not against discussion between any persons and the Council. (Why is only Te Aroha).
Any person who is not voted onto the Council have no right to vote. Totally undemocratic.
Try harder!! Both parties!! Te Aroha need to turn up and take more interest in the decisions that need to be
made (not just sit back and complain when they disagree with decisions made).
I feel all that has happened during these discussions has caused huge disagreements and anger amongst
Rotorua citizens and puts the Rotorua District Council members in a very bad light. These huge decisions
cannot be rushed as it causes fear and anger amongst all ratepayers, hence the current outcry of
undemocratic!!
SUBMISSION NO. 649
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 649
Melvyn Payne
Reasoning:
The proposal is non democratic and I strongly object to unelected representation by any special interest
groups that may influence the decisions of council and which may not be in the best interest of the Rotorua
community as a whole. If Te Arawa, or any other group wish to have a say on Council then it should be
through a duly elected member of Council only.
I disagree with all aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership model.
• If Te Arawa wish to establish a lobby group that’s fine but any submission must be made to elected
members of the Council and not through any non-elected members.
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• Members of Specified Council committees should be appointed by persons voted to Council only.
• Voting rights should be limited to those appropriated voted to Council from the wider Rotorua Community.
The other option for Council to consider should apply equally to all representative groups and not just to Te
Arawa.
Citizens of Rotorua and interest groups should be allowed to make submissions to Council but their
decisions on these submissions should be limited to duly elected representatives of Council and no others
A proper democratic process is worth preserving in this lovely country of ours and Council have a clear
responsibility to ensure that it is preserved
SUBMISSION NO. 650
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 650
Carol Payne
Reasoning:
I strongly object to the non democratic aspect of this proposal. Democracy is a privilege in this country &
should not be understated.
There should be no special voting privileges given to Te Arawa or any others.
I disagree with all aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership model.
• If Te Arawa wish to establish a lobby group that’s fine but any submission must be made to elected
members of the Council and not through any non-elected members.
• Members of Specified Council committees should be appointed by persons voted to Council only.
• Voting rights should be limited to those appropriated voted to Council from the wider Rotorua Community.
The other option for Council to consider should apply equally to all representative groups and not just to Te
Arawa.
Citizens of Rotorua and interest groups should be allowed to make submissions to Council but ther decisions
on these submissions should be limited to duly elected representatives of Council and no others
A proper democratic process is worth preserving in this lovely country of ours and Council have a clear
responsibility to ensure that it is preserved
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SUBMISSION NO. 651
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 651
G J Crisford
Reasoning:
We have elections for council every 3 years - we do not need unelected people on council. It is not
democratic, and there are many other groups of people as well as Maori who would be excluded if this
proposal were to go ahead
A committee of all Maori be formed to give advice to council on matters of interest or concern they may have.
SUBMISSION NO. 652
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 652
David Williams
I vote for Other Option 3 – No Formal Partnership.
SUBMISSION NO. 653
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 653
Zala Williams
I Vote for “Other Option 3” – no formal partnership.
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SUBMISSION NO. 654
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 654
Arleen Tanirau
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because as a Progressive Society we need to have the
right to speak, question and discuss matters affecting Te Arawa with Rotorua District Council. The Proposed
Partnership is a way of making that happen.
SUBMISSION NO. 655
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 655
Geoffrey G Brannan
Reasoning:
I do not support any of the Te Arawa Partnership proposals put forward through Council.
For appointments made by any outside persons or organisations to include the right to influence Council
decisions or vote on behalf of any interested party is completely alien to a sense of fair play.
I disagree with all aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model. It shows a lack of understanding of
democratic governance principals. In particular I disagree with the appointment of unelected people, other
than in an advisory role, to any Council positions. To do so will set precedents which may well embarrass
Council in future years.
For instance using this precedent in the future should Youth, Senior Citizens, national or local business or
any other vocal interest group also be appointed to Council with voting rights?
Following this precedent what is to stop Council from growing to become a very large unwieldy operation
incapable of reaching decisions.
How does one deal with an unsatisfactory appointment?
Yes, I prefer the Democratic Governance Model put forward by the Rotorua Democracy Society Inc. I believe
it gives all current and any future interest groups ample opportunity of representation without compromising
good governance.
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The overall perception of Te Arawa is more than just a people now. Through the treaty settlement process it
is now inextricably linked to Te Arawa Group Holdings which has substantial business investments in the
Rotorua region and beyond. These include geothermal developments, forestry, tourism and property
development. What has been achieved here is a truly excellent and professional result.
However the future development of these ventures depends heavily on the interpretation of the Resource
Management Act and the future plans of Rotorua District Council.
The Te Arawa Partnership proposal in all forms promoted by Council puts nominated, unelected Te Arawa
representatives at the very heart of this process. As such it could lead to perceptions of , undue influence or
manipulation bringing both Council and Te Arawa into disrepute.
There is no doubt that Rotorua needs new business development and with it many more employment
opportunities. Without this the City will not grow and prosper. No doubt TGH intend to address some of this.
However we cannot afford anything which may deter other much needed new local ventures or others
looking to relocate to the area. The mere perception that the Council has a bias towards Te Arawa supported
enterprises could be the make or break for many such businesses.
SUBMISSION NO. 656
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 656
Riria Morgan
Reasoning:
I am Maori and also a rate payer. It is important for Te Arawa tribe to have equal voice, and power in making
important decisions for the betterment of Pakeha and Maori co existing in Rotorua. The land in which
Rotorua sits on is by Ngati Whakaue, therefore the mana of land should be in the hands of Te Arawa
What aspects of the Te Arawa Partnership Model do you agree with and why? Option 2
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SUBMISSION NO. 657
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 657
Michael Hancock
I like that it reflects the unique dynamic of the Rotorua community and the intention of the 1880 Fenton
Agreement
SUBMISSION NO. 658
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 658
Jessica Rogers
Reasoning:
I like that it reflects the unique dynamic of the Rotorua community and the intention of the 1880 Fenton
Agreement
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SUBMISSION NO. 659
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 659
Kassandra Ngawhika
Reasoning:
I support all things Te Arawa. Number two option.
SUBMISSION NO. 660
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 660
Te Po Mitai-Ngatai
Reasoning:
I support all things Te Arawa. Number two option.
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SUBMISSION NO. 661
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 661
Ngātarawāhi Fairhall
Reasoning:
Ko Te Arawa te waka. Te Arawa te iwi noreira. Ko Te Arawa taku e tautoko ana. Number 2 option!
Te Arawa is our Waka and Te Arawa is the iwi. I support Te Arawa
I agree to everything.
SUBMISSION NO. 662
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 662
Rosaline Messent
Reasoning:
Because I’m Te Arawa. Number 2 option!
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SUBMISSION NO. 663
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 663
Aroha Armstrong
Reasoning:
Te Arawa are Tangata Whenua and kaitiaki of this area.
The tribe has also gifted much of the land that our city, hospital, schools and churches are sited upon - for
the benefit of not only the people of Te Arawa - but anybody who lives here regardless of where they are
from.
For this reason alone Te Arawa should have a voice in council decisions.
I agree that the proposed Te Arawa committee should have voting rights - as without this, advice can be
unheeded when voting on proposed changes as has happened in the past with negative results).
I agree the committee should be external and have wide representation to ensure that all iwi concerns are
heard.
I think the size of the committee is rather large - will this be effective?
I feel very strongly that a real iwi voice is well overdue - and I am relieved that finally decisions will be more
informed. Happy that Council (and maybe the wider community) will recognise the sacrifices and gifts Te
Arawa has made for the city and that a true partnership is a positive way forward for our city and ALL its
inhabitants.
SUBMISSION NO. 664
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 664
Moehewa Armstrong
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SUBMISSION NO. 665
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 665
Te Wewewehi Riley
Reasoning:
Te Arawa has gifted land for all the services everyone who lives here enjoys. It is reasonable to expect that
Iwi have a voice in decisions affecting our community.
SUBMISSION NO. 666
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 666
Maui Riley
I am Te Arawa. I am Ngati Whakaue. I am born and bred Rotorua.
partner together?
Yes, I agree
and economically)
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community together.
Enhances Council decision-making for the betterment of everyone living in Rotorua
Because it gives a voice to Te Arawa that is missing. We are the people of the land, we know the land, we
know how to manage the land, we know what is good for us and the land, the future of our people and to
ensure that resources are not destroyed for our future.
SUBMISSION NO. 667
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 667
Eruera Te Whakamaumahara Walker
Reasoning:
Our Lakes Are In Trouble, They Need Now More Than Ever There People To Help Heal The Neglect That
They Have Suffered Through Direct And Indirect Pollution...
The Iwi Needs To Help Our Beloved Precious Lands In Cohesion With The District Lakes Council
Amalgamated In Partnership With Te Arawa To Stride With Confidence Into The Future Together.
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SUBMISSION NO. 668
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 668
Betty Gooding
Not democratic.
Why not allocate a certain no. of seats on the existing council and be elected on by everyone in the area.
This is just no right.
Is there another option or arrangement that you would prefer and why? Status quo
SUBMISSION NO. 669
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 669
M Thorne
Reasoning:
This question is clearly misleading.
The opportunity for a closer relationship with Te Arawa should have been the cause for celebration.
I support the principle and most of the model but not the appalling way the Mayor, some councilors and
senior staff have handled this issue so must answer NO at this stage.
I don't understand the Pro-Democracy lobby but understand why the way this partnership model has been
presented to the public of Rotorua, has created so much concern and negative feedback.
If you ever wanted to divide a city you have probably achieved it and this may take years to repair - Council
should be ashamed of itself.
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SUBMISSION NO. 670
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 670
Kere Cookson-Ua
I am writing to register my support for the Te Arawa Partnership Proposal. The present option arose as a
consequence of serious deficiencies in the previous Te Arawa Standing Committee which failed to provide
an effective platform for Te Arawa engagement with RDC. For this reason I congratulate those who have
tirelessly worked to construct a more practical alternative option.
The result is the Te Arawa Partnership Proposal which in my view addresses earlier deficiencies and goes
some way to responding in a much more meaningful way the statutory obligations detailed in both the
Resource Management Act (s4) and the Local Government Act (s81).
Having said this I remain somewhat perplexed by the public criticism surrounding the Te Arawa Partnership
Proposal and in particular the scare-mongering and polorized opinion whipped up in the media by the
Rotorua Pro-democracy Society.
The Te Arawa Partnership Proposal was initially embargoed prior to consultation with Maori a decision
reached as a consequence of internal democratic decision making processes within Council. It is ironic that
with blatant disregard for democratic process it was a member of the Pro-democracy Society itself that
leaked the document to the press.
The Pro-democracy Society is not flying the flag for democracy but rather is merely using it to hide behind
and reconstruct the dialogue around what is essentially an anti-Maori agenda.
Council members aligned to the Pro-democracy Society have also done the Council a diservice. New
Zealand public administrative law as well as the rules of natural justice require administrators to run a
consultation process which is open, transparent and free of undue bias. This requires decision makers to
come to the consultation table with an open mind free of any undue bias.
In the cold light of day the reality is that councillors aligned with the Pro-democracy Society appear to have
come to the table with a pre-determined view or position in respect to this matter.
In my mind this constitutes a contemporary breach of the Treaty and its principles a matter which may be of
interest to the Waitangi Tribunal should their views be shown to unfairly influence the final outcome.
SUBMISSION NO. 671
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 671
Kim Wilson
Reasoning:
It is not democratic, in that, it gives unelected people from a minority group disproportionate special rights
that other groups do not have.
None of it as it is undemocratic.
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None of it as it is undemocratic.
I would like the Democratic Governance Model which allows consultation with appropriate special interest
groups but not special rights.
I don't want my rates to go up any further to pay for the Te Arawa Partnership Model. I would like Democracy
to be preserved and not eroded.
SUBMISSION NO. 672
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 672
Lynda Fox
Reasoning:
This region respects its culture, which is great, and a good way to learn and make sure things are done
properly is to be well informed, so consulting with iwi is important. I don't support the proposal, but I do think
we should consult on certain matters with iwi.
I STRONGLY disagree with the fact that there will be people on the council that are not elected but that do
have a vote. On what planet would anyone think this is fair and a good idea? Stop wasting our rates on this!
SUBMISSION NO. 673
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 673
Greg Gardiner
Reasoning:
Undemocratic! All councillors should be voted in on their merits
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All, we should be moving into the 21st century not going back to the 19th!
We should be looking at ways of reducing rates not increasing them.
Rotorua has one of the highest rating systems in the country based on property values. (We were paying
considerably less in Auckland on a property with a value twice of what we have here.)
SUBMISSION NO. 674
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 674
Archie Adams
Reasoning:
Like all New Zealanders in this wonderful, democratic country, the Te Arawa folk each have a guaranteed
voice through his/her elected representative in local and national government. Let's keep it that way!
I do not agree with where this might lead - to facism perhaps.
Why should a tribe and members have additional rights on the Rotorua District Council or any other council?
Pure, unadulterated democracy, please! One 'man', one vote. That is all that is necessary.
I have read the Treaty of Waitangi many times. It is a simple document, with little room for misinterpretation.
This 'co-government' interpretation is a total fallacy! But that is the 'plan' of some. It is already producing
separatism in many, many areas. Beneficial to one group of New Zealanders, but not to the majority. It is
called gradualism. It is incredibly bad for the future of New Zealand. Look at the many councils in the North
and South Islands that have already rejected this racial 'co-governance.'!
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SUBMISSION NO. 675
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 675
Bridget (Bridie) Anne Anderson
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because I trust Mayor Steve Chadwick and the elected
Councillors and also the Te Arawa Partnership team who have put forward the proposal.
It is good to see all the Te Arawa iwi working together for a united representation onto the local Council.
SUBMISSION NO. 676
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 676
Paul Skinner
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because it gives a voice on the Council.
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SUBMISSION NO. 677
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 677
Paul Rogers
Reasoning:
No un-elected person should have a vote on a Council Committee.
No un-elected person should have a vote on a Council Committee.
Status quo. No person or organisation should be paid to express an opinion to the Council.
It has been said by a well known Englishman that " Democracy is the worst form of Government, apart from
all the others".
If the Council ignore democratic principles then Democracy will replace them at the next election.
SUBMISSION NO. 678
Submitter:
SUBMISSION NO: 678
John Charles Anderson
partner together?
Yes, I agree
I support the proposed Te Arawa Partnership Model because It is good to see Te Arawa come together to
ensure the needs of all Te Arawa hapu in the Rotorua District are well represented on Council.
My grandfather "John (Jack) Charles Anderson" worked with many Maori hapu in the Rotorua District to
ensure they understood the rules of Council when upgrading or putting up new buildings on marae or maori
lands. He listened, he offered assistance and he helped them achieve their goals for their community.
I know my grandfather would be disgusted with the way Councillor Searancke, Cnr Kent, Cnr McVicker has
acted by breaking away from protocol of working with their fellow Councillors. To go and form your own
"Pro-Democracy Group" is childish and disrespectful of "Democracy". My message to these Councillors is,...
"If you do not like having the vote go against you 10 to 3 ... don't form another group - resign from Council!"
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