Harawira Hone: Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill — In Committee Speaker Recalled In Committee Speaker Recalled In Committee 
Harawira Hone: Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill — In Committee Speaker Recalled In Committee Speaker Recalled In Committee 
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HONE HARAWIRA (Maori Party—Te Tai Tokerau) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. You advised that the Minister’s amendment ruled other amendments out of order. Are you able to tell us what the other amendments were? 
The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch) 
: I say to the member that the other amendments are tabled. They are available for the member to peruse; they have been on the Table for some time. They are there for him if he wishes to have a look at them. 
The same amendment that we have just passed means that other amendments have been ruled out. They are in the name of Jacinda Ardern Dr Ashraf Choudhary and Raymond Huo. 
The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Parekura Horomia be agreed to: 
to insert the following new part: 
Part 5 
Mechanisms to ensure representation of Maori Pacific and Ethnic groups in the reorganisation of the Auckland Council 
Subpart 1 
Guarantees Maori representation on the Auckland Council by directing the Auckland Transition Agency to establish Maori seats 
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(1)Two Maori members are to be elected to the Auckland Council by voters who are on the parliamentary Maori electoral roll 
(a)The 2 Maori seats shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless— 
(i)a referendum of Maori voters on the parliamentary Maori electoral roll is held; and 
(ii)75% of those voters vote in favour of removing the seats. 
(2)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Mana Whenua Forum the members of which will be appointed by mana whenua from the district of the Auckland Council 
(a)The Mana Whenua Forum should— 
(i)appoint a representative to be a councillor on the Auckland Council: 
(ii)through its representative on the Auckland Council advise the Auckland Council on issues of relevance to mana whenua: 
(b)The Mana Whenua seat shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless 75% of Mana Whenua Forum members vote in favour of removing the seat. 
Subpart 2—Pacific and Minority Representation 
Guarantees representation and participation by Pacific and Minority groups by directing the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Pacific Advisory Forum and an Ethnic Advisory Forum and allows the members of those forums to appoint one member each to hold a seat on the Auckland Council 
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(1)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish a Pacific Advisory Forum the members of which will be appointed by Councillors on Auckland Council in consultation with Pacific communities and pacific leaders based in the Auckland district 
(a)The Pacific Advisory Forum should— 
(i)appoint a representative to be a councillor on the Auckland Council: 
(ii)through its representative on the Auckland Council advise the Auckland Council on issues of relevance to Pacific Communities: 
(b)The Pacific Advisory seat shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless— 
(i)75% of members of the Pacific Advisory Forum vote in favour of removing the seat. 
(2)Directs the Auckland Transition Agency to establish an Ethnic Advisory Forum the members of which will be appointed by Councillors on Auckland Council in consultation with Ethnic communities and Ethnic leaders based in the Auckland district 
(a)The Ethnic Advisory Forum should— 
(i)appoint a representative to be a councillor on the Auckland Council: 
(ii)through its representative on the Auckland Council advise the Auckland Council on issues of relevance to Ethnic communities: 
(b)The Ethnic Advisory seat shall not be removed from the Auckland Council unless— 
(i)75% of members of the Ethnic Advisory Forum vote in favour of removing the seat.