Maori to help draw up Wellington regional plan

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Greater Wellington regional council has co-opted the services of seven Maori representatives to help decide a new 10-year regional plan. The powerful committee, co-chaired by regional council chairwoman Fran Wilde and Raukawa iwi chairman Te Waari Carkeek, met for the first time publicly at the council offices in Wellington yesterday. Seven regional councillors are also represented on the committee. Under the Resource Management Act, councils are not allowed to give decision-making powers away to non-elected representatives.

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