Vote

The rōpu hopes to reach over 200,000 unregistered eligible Māori voters.

Unlike Aotearoa where a vote equals a vote, the United States have a very different way of doing things.

In a move signalled as early as May this year, Northland Regional Council has become the first regional council in Aotearoa to protect its Māori wards.

Northland Regional Council, Horizons Regional Council and Hastings District Council are all holding meetings today.

Mayor Craig Jepson has called an extraordinary meeting to decide whether to keep the Māori ward or scrap it, following changes to the Local Government Act last week.

Tauranga will choose who will be running their city for the first time in five years on Saturday.

Auckland Whau Ward Councillor Kerrin Leoni opines on the cost implications to local authorities.

One mayor called the reversal, "at odds with their own values of fairness and localism."

As election day draws nearer, Māori and young people tell RNZ what it will take for them to be more engaged in the voting process.

Candidates fighting it our for both the Northland and Te Taitokerau electorates debate the issues at Ōtīria Marae