Wairarapa Midweek Wed 15th March

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WAIRARAPA COUNCIL?

BY GERALD FORD

The Local Government Commission is calling for submissions on a draft proposal to change the structure of councils in Wairarapa. Under the proposal, Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa district councils would merge into a single district council – with the Wellington Regional Council keeping its existing role in Wairarapa. The new Wairarapa council would have a single mayor and 12 councillors, representing seven wards. Each town except for Masterton would have an enlarged ward covering urban and rural areas, with much of South Wairarapa included in the Martinborough ward. Masterton would be a solely urban ward, with two further rural wards covering north and east of the town. Maungaraki

would cover the east coast and Te Kauru north of Masterton as far as Mt Bruce. In addition to representation on the council itself, each of the five towns – Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston and Martinborough, would have its own community board. A rural standing committee and a Maori standing committee would also be created. The rural community would include representatives from the rural wards of Maungaraki and Te Kauri, and the Martinborough ward councillor in recognition of that ward’s large rural area – as well as rural representatives appointed by the council. According to the discussion document, the Maori standing committee “would provide a formal mechanism for marae, hapu, iwi and Maori input into council decision-making”. The document notes that

South Wairarapa District Council has had such a committee since the 1980s. The document writers say they have “not included Maori members with voting rights on other council committees in our proposal, as currently occurs in Masterton. This is an issue for the new council to consider”. Copies of the draft proposal are available at the three Wairarapa council offices and at libraries in the district, with freepost pamphlet submission forms, although submitters can write in any form they choose. The document can also be seen online at www.lgc.govt.nz, where online submission forms are available. Submissions are due by May 3 at 4pm. Hearings will be held in late May and open to the public.

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