Te pānui arotake whakaahuahanga Representation review pānui

Current and previous representation review pānui, filterable by year.

Representation review pānui 9 - Māori entities

03 May 2024
In this pānui:
- Announcements regarding changes to the Local Electoral Act
- Proposed changes relating to Māori wards/constituencies
- What changes mean for councils

Representation review pānui 9 - Councils

10 Apr 2024
In this pānui:
- Announcements regarding changes to the Local Electoral Act
- Proposed changes relating to Māori wards/constituencies
- What the proposed changes mean for your council

Representation review pānui 8 - Councils and Māori organisations

05 Apr 2024
In this pānui: Government announcement on changes to the Local Electoral Act

Representation review pānui 7 - Māori organisations

28 Mar 2024
In this pānui:
- Progress on representation reviews around the motu
- A request for representation review timelines from councils
- Aspects for councils to consider when developing initial representation proposals
- A summary of Frequently Asked Questions arising from online drop-in sessions recently held with councils

Representation review pānui 7

20 Mar 2024
In this pānui:
- Progress around the motu
- Representation review timelines
- Developing initial proposals
- Online drop-in sessions – Frequently Asked Questions
- How to provide information to the Commission

Representation review pānui 6

14 Dec 2023
In this pānui:
- Progress around the motu
- Developing the initial representation proposal
- Communication with Māori entities
- Stats NZ Population estimates
- Stats NZ geographic boundaries annual release
- The Commission over Christmas and New Year

Representation review pānui 5

01 Dec 2023
In this pānui:
- Responses to enquiries regarding Māori wards/constituencies

Representation review pānui 4

03 Nov 2023
In this pānui:
- 2023 population estimates
- Release of data from 2023 census
- New LGC website, coming soon
- What we need from you

Representation review pānui 3

28 Sep 2023
In this pānui:
- Local Electoral Act 2001 amendments now incorporated
- Preparing for the initial proposal
- Considerations for Māori wards/constituencies
- What we need from you

Representation review pānui 2

31 Aug 2023
In this pānui:
- Local Government Electoral Legislation Act update
- Consideration of Māori representation
- The Commission's plan for communication with Māori stakeholder entities
- Follow-up to the electoral system decision
- What we need from you